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Blog: Materials
The EU has already declared that the nonbiodegradable microplastics must be eliminated by 2025, but a team of MIT scientists has perhaps expedited that timeline.
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Articles: Green Design & Manufacturing
A polymer breaking enzyme when infused into plastic causes the material to break down into its original components when submerged in compost or even warm water.
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INSIDER: Data Acquisition

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently announced that they have figured out how to engineer a biofilm that harvests the energy in evaporation...

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5 Ws: Materials
Researchers at University of Cambridge have developed floating “artificial leaves” that generate clean fuels from sunlight and water and could eventually operate on a large scale at sea.
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Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
Engineers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory have designed a novel building-solar controller that optimizes solar energy with smart technology to keep microgrids operating for up to five days.
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Briefs: Power
Energy Storage Materials Make Batteries More Efficient and Heat-Resistant
In redox flow batteries, the energy-storing components are dissolved in a solvent and can be stored at a decentralized location.
Briefs: Energy
A team of researchers at EMPA have developed a water-activated disposable paper battery.
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Briefs: Energy
Over the course of their research, the team discovered that these anthraquinones decompose slowly over time, regardless of how many times the battery has been used.
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Briefs: Lighting
A new way to unprint paper uses intense pulsed light from a xenon lamp.
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Briefs: Energy
Researchers have developed an inexpensive and eco-friendly steam generator to desalinate and purify water using sunlight.
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Articles: Energy
A solar thermal device mimics photosynthesis to convert carbon dioxide emissions into a clean energy resource.
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5 Ws: Materials
Researchers at The University of Texas, Austin, developed a low-cost gel film made of abundant materials that can pull drinkable water from the air in even the driest climates.
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Special Reports: Green Design & Manufacturing
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Power Electronics - August 2022

This compendium of recent articles from the editors of Tech Briefs and Aerospace & Defense Technology looks at the latest advances in power electronics and energy storage for a range of applications...

5 Ws: Green Design & Manufacturing
As concerns rise about methane, a CU startup is working toward plugging the leaks.
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Briefs: Energy
The design could someday enable a fully decarbonized power grid.
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Articles: Materials
Sustainability isn’t just about making sure your discarded water bottle is recycled. It’s also about teaming with global entities to form innovative, technologically solid partnerships.
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Articles: Green Design & Manufacturing
Aviation is emerging aggressively from the pandemic to turn setbacks into comebacks.
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Special Reports: Electronics & Computers
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Vehicle Electrification - July 2022

Innovation is happening at a rapid pace in the e-mobility space. Read this compendium of recent articles from the editors of Automotive Engineering and Truck & Off-Highway Engineering to learn about...

Articles: Energy
Electric aircraft hold tremendous potential to improve emission, noise, and operating economics across a range of different applications in support of the goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
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5 Ws: Green Design & Manufacturing
Wireless sensors inspired by Dandelions could be used to monitor climate change.
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NASA Spinoff: Green Design & Manufacturing
NASA-derived air-quality technologies help curtail the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Making one kilometer of a two-lane road would use up about three million masks.
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INSIDER: Green Design & Manufacturing

Carnegie Mellon University's Corey Harper, an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Heinz School of Public Policy, led a study that...

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Blog: Energy
An MIT team has a water-free way to charge up dust on solar panels and repel it away.
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INSIDER: Power

The largest ever simulation of its kind, modeled on the Texas power grid, concluded that consumers stand to save about 15 percent on their annual electric bills by partnering with...

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Question of the Week: Energy
Will Battery Recycling Efforts Take Off?

Have you listened to the latest episode of our podcast series Here’s an Idea?

Blog: Green Design & Manufacturing
An industry expert supports a “diesel engine without the diesel fuel.”
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Special Reports: Power
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Engine Technology - March 2022

From diesel to electric to hydrogen, SAE's Truck & Off-Highway Engineering magazine reports on the latest advances in commercial vehicle engines. Stay up to date with this compendium of recent articles...

Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
The aerogels safely remove contaminants from water without releasing any problematic chemical residue.
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On-Demand Webinars: Defense

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Upcoming Webinars: Aerospace

April Battery & Electrification Summit

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Upcoming Webinars: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Tech Update: 3D Printing for Transportation in 2024

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Upcoming Webinars: Materials

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Upcoming Webinars: Aerospace

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