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Environment Mar 29, 2024

EPA sets strict emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks and buses in bid to fight climate change

The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday set strict emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks, buses and other large vehicles, an action that officials said will help clean up some of the nation's largest sources of ...

Environment Mar 29, 2024

In Canada's Quebec, residents miffed over mining boom

Canada's Quebec province is rich with minerals needed for everything from electric cars to cell phones, but residents living atop the potential windfall are worried their backyards will be dug up—and they won't get a dime.

Environment Mar 28, 2024

New approach to monitoring freshwater quality can identify sources of pollution, predict their effects

The source of pollutants in rivers and freshwater lakes can now be identified using a comprehensive new water quality analysis, according to scientists at the University of Cambridge and Trent University, Canada.

Social Sciences Mar 28, 2024

Congestion pricing approved in New York City—expect it elsewhere soon, traffic expert says

At the end of each semester in his traffic engineering class, Northeastern University professor Peter Furth gives a lecture about transportation of the future.

Optics & Photonics Mar 28, 2024

Scientists suggest new methods to expedite the commercialization of metalens technology

Metalenses, nano-artificial structures capable of manipulating light, offer a technology that can significantly reduce the size and thickness of traditional optical components. Particularly effective in the near-infrared ...

Archaeology Mar 27, 2024

Why did modern humans replace the Neanderthals? The key might lie in our social structures

Why did humans take over the world while our closest relatives, the Neanderthals, became extinct? It's possible we were just smarter, but there's surprisingly little evidence that's true.

Environment Mar 27, 2024

Air quality at many train stations is alarmingly bad—here's how to improve it

Recent revelations about poor air quality at Melbourne's Southern Cross Station probably came as no surprise for passengers who have experienced such conditions.

Social Sciences Mar 27, 2024

What your sad desk sandwich says about your working habits

How's that sandwich? If you're munching on a supermarket meal deal while reading this, well, I probably am too.

Nanomaterials Mar 27, 2024

Atomic-scale semiconductor process technology and clean hydrogen technology join hands

Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) are widely used for energy storage, transportation, and various applications, employing solid electrolytes such as ceramics. The efficiency of these cells relies on the performance and stability ...

Analytical Chemistry Mar 26, 2024

Researchers harness the sun to produce hydrogen gas from water

A team of chemistry researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has developed a unique approach to harnessing the sun's energy to produce hydrogen gas, a potential clean energy source, from water, according ...

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