Here’s why AI is so power-hungry
By Kate Saenko, Boston University This month, Google forced out a prominent AI ethics researcher after she voiced frustration with the company for making her withdraw a [...]
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Playing Ball with In-Pipe Energy
Portland, Oregon is known for being the home of water-generated power, but while you may think of large dams, we are actually talking about pipe-based water power. A while [...]
Recycled Plastic Bottles Create Affordable Homes
Conceptos Plásticos is the union of two passions—helping the environment and creating products that can benefit vulnerable populations. With almost 600 tons of plastic [...]
NREL Demos Grid-Scale Blockchain
In 2018 we documented the Brooklyn Microgrid and Silicon Valley Power pilots that use blockchain in multiple capacities including energy purchase and EV charging. Now, Wayne [...]
Finding the Better Battery
As demand for renewable electricity surges, so too does demand for efficient, safe and sustainable storage By Bianca Nogrady, freelance science journalist @BiancaNogrady For [...]
A Viable Climate Solution? Methane to CO2
A relatively simple process could help turn the tide of climate change while also turning a healthy profit. That’s one of the hopeful visions outlined in a new Stanford-led [...]
“Funnel Vision” May Triple Solar Efficiency
A team of researchers from the University of Exeter has discovered an innovative way for generating photovoltaic energy. The new technique relies on ‘funnelling’ the [...]
No Captain, No Problem: Wave-Propelled Boat Sets Sail
Britain has always been a ship-building nation, and this century is no different. Except now there is a twist. There are no people on board. An autonomous wave-propelled boat [...]
Electric Eel-Inspired Bio Batteries for Implantables?
No, we won’t be channeling Slytherin beasts. However, researchers have developed a power source inspired by the electric eel. In a study published by the scientific [...]
Cleantech Clothing Conversion: Chanel to Gel
A few years ago, I read a fascinating and lively description of what happens to used T-shirts in our current global trading environment. Pietra Rivoli’s “Travels [...]
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