Fine particulate matter comes from wood burning, power generation, motor vehicles and other combustion sources that emit tiny particles into the air. At only 2.5 micrometers or smaller, these particles are small enough to ...
Environment
Jul 13, 2023
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Electric vehicles, or EVs, promise to reduce carbon emissions and serve as a tool to help mitigate climate change, but a team of Penn State researchers report there has been little research to determine how equitable the ...
Environment
May 15, 2023
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Electric vehicles, powered by macroscopic electric motors, are increasingly prevalent on our streets and highways. These quiet and eco-friendly machines got their start nearly 200 years ago when physicists took the first ...
Nanomaterials
Jan 11, 2023
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A new study from a Florida State University team estimates that sugarcane fires in South Florida emit harmful particulate matter in quantities comparable to motor vehicles and is a factor in mortality rates across the region.
Earth Sciences
Aug 31, 2022
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General Motors is teaming up with Lockheed Martin to produce the ultimate off-road, self-driving, electric vehicles—for the moon.
Space Exploration
May 26, 2021
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In April 2020, as Delaware and states across the country adopted social distancing measures to deal with the public health crisis caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19), University of Delaware professor Cristina Archer recalled ...
Environment
Nov 12, 2020
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Caltech researchers have made a discovery that they say could lead to the economically viable production of solar fuels in the next few years.
Materials Science
Feb 6, 2018
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General Motors is seeking approval from US regulators for an autonomous vehicle with no steering wheel or pedals, the automaker announced Friday.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jan 12, 2018
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California regulators took an important step Wednesday to clear the road for everyday people to get self-driving cars.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Oct 11, 2017
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When ethanol prices at the pump rise for whatever reason, it becomes economically advantageous for drivers of dual-fuel vehicles to fill up with gasoline. However, the health of the entire population pays a high price. Substitution ...
Environment
Aug 29, 2017
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