Every year, car manufacturers roll out new models with sleek styling, improved safety features and better fuel economy. Yet there's one vehicle on the road that has remained almost unchanged since the 1970s: the yellow school ...
Economics & Business
Oct 25, 2019
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As the need for energy security grows, scientists are investigating nonfood biomass sources that can be used to create valuable biofuels and bioproducts. Among these sources is municipal solid waste (MSW)—in other words, ...
Materials Science
Oct 10, 2019
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Using macroeconomic modeling, EPFL researchers have identified the most effective carbon tax for Switzerland to meet the Paris Agreement targets: a uniform levy on gasoline, diesel fuel and heating oil, rising steadily to ...
Economics & Business
Oct 3, 2019
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Researchers at Siberian Federal University, together with colleagues from the Royal Institute of Technology (Stockholm, Sweden), discovered new properties of material based on palladium, which can increase the performance ...
Condensed Matter
Jul 31, 2019
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With the wind rushing through their hair, they zip past on bikes, electric scooters and mono-wheels, effortlessly passing lines of hot-and-bothered drivers stuck in the endless Paris traffic.
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 13, 2019
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The routine smog check is one of the basic requirements of owning a car in California. Older cars have to be taken to the shop every other year to ensure that they have been properly maintained and don't spew excessive emissions ...
Environment
Jul 10, 2019
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Paris on Monday banned all diesel vehicles aged 13 years or over from the city centre, the latest move in a campaign to tackle pollution on the city's streets.
Environment
Jul 1, 2019
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German auto giant Daimler has been ordered to recall a further 60,000 diesel cars believed to have been equipped with emissions-cheating software, the mass-circulation daily Bild reported on Saturday.
Automotive
Jun 22, 2019
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Ireland has announced it will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030 as part of its new climate change plan.
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 18, 2019
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New car registrations in Germany jumped sharply in May, official data showed Tuesday, suggesting the powerhouse sector for Europe's top economy was recovering from a months-long bout of the blues.
Automotive
Jun 4, 2019
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