Consumers value goals they've chosen on their own more than those that are imposed on them, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Social Sciences
Nov 15, 2010
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Switching to LED lights in factories not only saves energy, it boosts productivity and increases profits, a new study shows.
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 30, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Commercial buildings could cut their heating and cooling electricity use by an average of 57 percent with advanced energy-efficiency controls, according to a year-long trial of the controls at malls, grocery ...
Energy & Green Tech
May 26, 2014
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Shifting to a new food freezing method could make for safer and better quality frozen foods while saving energy and reducing carbon emissions, according to a new study by U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research ...
Materials Science
Sep 13, 2021
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The U.S. Forest Service recently published its first urban forest assessment—providing details on the composition and health of the Austin, Texas urban forest, and documenting the contributions trees make to the environment, ...
Environment
Mar 9, 2016
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Distributed energy resources—relatively small-scale power technologies such as solar, wind, energy storage, and power electronics and control devices—are being deployed rapidly in the global shift toward a low-carbon ...
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 15, 2016
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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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Fraunhofer IWES (Germany) presents the OGEMA Alliance, which will offer an open software platform for energy management.
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 16, 2009
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Nobody knows the underlying biological mechanisms of the European eels migration. Thanks to an EU-funded research project called eeliad, now about toreach completion, biologists have revealed some of its secrets, including ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 11, 2013
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Check your electric bill lately? Did it make you wince? You probably wondered where all those kilowatt-hours went.
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 6, 2010
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