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Energy
Energy refers to the application of engineering to energy efficiency and services, facility management, ecology, and alternative energy technologies. It includes renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, geothermal power, biofuels, and hydro power.
3D printing changes lives of impoverished farmers
The 3D printer seems a far cry from the muddy, crop-filled fields that fringe Yangon. But in an industrial park…
French town powered by solar panel paved road
France has inaugurated the world's first 'solar highway', a road paved with solar panels providing enough energy to…
Solving modern problems with ancient solutions
Using sophisticated computer technology to learn how past societies responded to climate change, Washington State…
Mini-factory for drugs within artificial leaf
To produce drugs sustainably and cheaply, anywhere you want, a 'mini-factory' whereby sunlight can be captured to…
Nanotechnology to benefit the environment
Nanotechnology offers many chances to benefit the environment and health. It can be applied to save raw materials…
Laser-driven ‘stop-action’ technique to identify energy loss
A group of scientists including physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory has…
Robot reveals colorful underwater world beneath Antarctic sea ice
Revealing a colorful world filled with coconut-shaped sponges, dandelion-like worms, pink algae and spidery…
A move away from offshore oil and gas drilling
President Obama moved to solidify his environmental legacy by withdrawing hundreds of millions of acres of…
The bigger, the better, for solar power storage
It would be a lot easier to expand our use of solar and wind energy if we had better ways to store the large…
Renewable energy from centuries-old mine
An ambitious group of engineers sees the shafts in Mineville as a new way to provide a steady flow of electricity…