26/06/2018

Having more allies may decrease a country's power

Researchers at Yale University have found that the more allies a country has, the less power it has. The authors say the findings have potential implications for current events.

New catalyst upgrades carbon dioxide to fuels found

Liquid multi-carbon alcohols such as ethanol and n-propanol are desired as renewable transportation fuels. They offer high energy densities, ease of long-range transport, and direct drop-in usage in existing internal combustion ...

Clean power is not enough

Debates about the Paris climate targets often centre around electricity supply. Yet, even in a world of stringent climate policies and a clean power generation, the remaining use of fossil fuels in industry, transport and ...

A new way to improve automated systems

Researchers from Zhejiang University in China have developed a new way to boost the performance of automated systems such as energy plants, airplanes and electronics. The researchers published their method in the July issue ...

Researchers work toward systematic assessment of climate models

A research team based at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Washington, has published the results of an international survey designed to assess the relative importance climate scientists assign to variables ...

Digitalisation meets the Middle Ages

Smartphones and touchscreens could turn museum visits into a digital and multimedia experience. In the months ahead, an example of this can be seen in Admont Abbey in Austria. In a special exhibition, the abbey is presenting ...

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