Knowing your neighbor cares about the environment encourages people to use less energy
Giving people information about how much gas or electricity their neighbours use encourages them to use less energy, research shows.
Giving people information about how much gas or electricity their neighbours use encourages them to use less energy, research shows.
Social Sciences
Sep 17, 2018
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Wealth-generating, flat-pack solar houses and a profit-sharing scheme that incentivises retrofitting are bringing sustainable living to people who would otherwise not be able to afford it.
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 13, 2018
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Relief may be on the horizon for anyone who has ever jumped around a room like a jack-in-the-box to get motion-sensing lights to turn back on, thanks to a new motion sensor based on metamaterials that is sensitive enough ...
General Physics
Aug 6, 2018
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Researchers have identified a positive trade-off for the rise in online shopping, our consumption of streaming video, and employees working from home. Despite increasing the amount of residential energy demand, the decrease ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 29, 2018
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Water-saving measures in California have also led to substantial reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and electricity consumption in the state.
Environment
Jan 12, 2018
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From a vacant plot in a blighted neighborhood springs neatly combed rows of plants put in by the neighbors. They meticulously care for this small piece of land and among the drab looking buildings sprouts a patch of green. ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 10, 2018
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Penn State researchers have developed a new method for sintering, a widely used manufacturing process for powdered materials. Using far less time and energy than the standard approach, the new method could have global implications ...
Materials Science
Aug 10, 2017
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Like driving a car despite a glowing check-engine light, large buildings often chug along without maintenance being performed on the building controls designed to keep them running smoothly.
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 23, 2017
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The bakery industry is a large supplier of jobs and revenue, but on the other side of the coin, it is hungry for energy.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 6, 2017
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Engineers at the University of California, Riverside have taken inspiration from biological evolution and the energy savings garnered by birds flying in formation to improve the efficiency of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 10, 2017
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