sustainability

A lot of people got into houseplants during the pandemic. I was among them. One of the things I learned was the importance of fertilizing. My daughter, a biologist, would bring me nutrient-rich water when she cleaned her aquarium so I could…

Welcome to Tech Under 2! In this episode, we bring you three groundbreaking tech stories: Greener Batteries: Dalhousie University has developed a new all-dry method for making lithium-ion batteries, making them cheaper, greener, and…

June 18, 2024 Less than two years ago, two Saab remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) descended over 3,000 meters into the frigid Antarctic waters in search of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship, Endurance, which sank in 1915. The story of the…

Beijing, China, June 4, 2024 STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, and Geely Auto Group (HKEX: HK0175), a global leading automobile and new energy…

Scientists at the Advanced Institute for Materials Research found that machine learning accelerates the design and optimization of multicomponent catalysts, saving considerable time and resources. The technology significantly advanced the…

Researchers at Oregon State University are demonstrating that iron, instead of cobalt and nickel, can be used as a cathode material in lithium-ion batteries. They published their findings in Science Advances. So far, the cathode…

May 28, 2024 The use of operating electricity derived from 100% renewable energy sources began on January 2024 at all TDK-Lambda’s manufacturing sites Achieved at 7 manufacturing sites in 6 countries globally The entire global…

Boston Metal, an MIT spinout, is ready to commercialize a new steelmaking method that can potentially clean up steel’s dirty processes. Typically, making steel involves mining iron ore, reducing it in a blast furnace with the addition of…

Research at the University of Utah documented elevated concentrations of rare earth elements (REEs) in active mines in the coal belt of Colorado and Utah. It’s possible that the mines have a secondary resource stream in metals used in…

San Jose, Calif. – May 21st, 2024 Power Integrations (NASDAQ: POWI), the leader in gate driver technology for medium- and high-voltage inverter applications, today announced the launch of the SCALE-iFlex™ XLT family of dual-channel…