California leads on sustainability innovation while Trump digs coal
Last week, the California legislature voted to move to completely decarbonize its electric grid by 2045. As Ivan Penn observed in the New York Times:
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Transforming carbon dioxide
A team of researchers at the University of Delaware's Center for Catalytic Science and Technology (CCST) has discovered a novel two-step process to increase the efficiency of carbon dioxide (CO2) electrolysis, a chemical ...
Harley-Davidson rebels with an electric motorcycle (Update)
Smaller bikes, electric engines and urban storefronts: Harley-Davidson, we hardly knew you.
Novel system mimics focus activity of the human eye
With aging comes deteriorating vision. At SIGGRAPH 2018, attendees will have the chance to test a new computational system that effectively mimics the natural way the human eye corrects focus, specifically while viewing objects ...
Switch to e-cars will cost Germany 75,000 jobs: study
The growing use of electrified vehicles is expected to cost Germany's crucial car sector some 75,000 jobs by 2030, a study found Tuesday, with smaller auto parts suppliers set to be worst hit.
Study shows ceramics can deform like metals if sintered under an electric field
Purdue researchers have observed a way that the brittle nature of ceramics can be overcome as they sustain heavy loads, leading to more resilient structures such as aircraft engine blade coatings and dental implants.
Algorithm is 'game-changer' for picking up on insurance fraud
A Queen's University Belfast student has developed software which can detect insurance fraud quickly.
Chemical sensing chip sniffs out cocaine within minutes
What if you could test for cocaine, opioids and marijuana as quickly as a breathalyzer identifies alcohol?
Quantum dots enable faster, easier photon detection, more secure data
A team of researchers including U of A engineering and physics faculty has developed a new method of detecting single photons, or light particles, using quantum dots.
Doctors may soon be able to see a brain tumor burned away in real time
Some 80,000 Americans will be diagnosed with a brain tumor this year according to the American Brain Tumor Association. Many of them will need major surgery and chemotherapy. Sixteen thousand of them will lose the battle. ...
