Coronavirus outbreak slashes China carbon emissions: study
The coronavirus epidemic that has paralysed the Chinese economy may have a silver lining for the environment.
Environment
Feb 19, 2020
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News tagged with steel production
Chromium steel was first made in ancient Persia
Chromium steel—similar to what we know today as tool steel—was first made in Persia, nearly a millennium earlier than experts previously thought, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.
Archaeology
Sep 23, 2020
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Welding of steel and aluminum a first on frames of mass-produced vehicles
Honda Motor today announced that it has newly developed a technology for the continuous welding of the dissimilar metals of steel and aluminum and applied it for the first time in the world to the subframe of a mass-production ...
Engineering
Sep 6, 2012
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'Hot' graphene reveals migration of carbon atoms
The migration of carbon atoms on the surface of the nanomaterial graphene was recently measured for the first time. Although the atoms move too swiftly to be directly observed with an electron microscope, their effect on ...
Nanomaterials
Jun 24, 2022
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An 'eye' that measures liquid steel temperatures
Contact-free measurement of the temperature of molten steel boosts the productivity of arc furnaces. That’s why Siemens has developed a system called Simetal RCB Temp, which consists of an optical sensor that can determine ...
Engineering
Aug 22, 2011
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Worlds first commercial nanostructured bulk metal
When we think of structural materials, we usually imagine something big, strong and bulky, like steel beams in bridges and buildings, and while we are becoming familiar with composites reinforced with carbon nanotubes and ...
Nanomaterials
Nov 11, 2013
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Climate change efforts backfire in Brazil's steel industry
New research shows that climate change mitigation efforts in Brazil's steel industry have failed. Instead of reducing greenhouse gas pollution, scientists discovered that programs under an international climate treaty led ...
Environment
Feb 9, 2015
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Urban SUVs driving huge growth in CO2 emissions: IEA
The undying popularity of sport-utility vehicles has made them the second-biggest contributor to the growth of global CO2 emissions in recent years, just behind the power sector, the head of the International Energy Agency ...
Environment
Oct 16, 2019
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Cement made from steel production by-product can lead to a huge CO2 reduction
Steel production generates some hundred million tons of steel slag worldwide each year. This giant mountain of leftovers is largely dumped. TU/e professor of building materials, Jos Brouwers, will be working with industrial ...
Engineering
Dec 1, 2016
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Overlooked CO2 emissions induced by air pollution control devices in China's coal-fired power plants
China has implemented various environmental regulations, including the widespread use of air pollution control devices (APCDs) in CFPPs. While APCDs have successfully reduced air pollutants, their electricity consumption ...
Environment
Aug 8, 2023
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