Tag: Energy
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Solar desalination sees the light of dawn
New solar technologies promise a more sustainable way for water-starved communities to squeeze drinkable water out of the salty seas.
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How we can save hydropower
The way we’ve historically generated energy from water is not good for the environment. Here’s how that’s changing.
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5 “green cities” lead the way
Searching for smart and sustainable solutions, they show how to curb energy use, reduce carbon emissions and create more livable spaces.
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Using data to make cities greener
As politicians stall when it comes to dealing with climate change on a national level, local data-based projects are trying to reduce carbon emissions on their own doorsteps
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10 great African innovations
From fintech to health to the environment, clever inventions are improving the lives of millions of people.
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More power from the sun
Pere Roca is making solar-panel manufacturing cheap and efficient
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Heating, a major trial
Temperatures in cities need to fall – and fast. But how?
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Fighting energy waste in buildings
Buildings accounts for a huge proportion of the world’s energy consumption. Zoom on some innovative solutions to cut the waste.
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A brief history of photonics
The foundations of this new technology were laid more than 150 years ago.
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Displays of the future
From LCD televisions to the latest force-sensitive touchscreen technology, electronics and photonics are pushing the envelope ever outward.
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Harnessing optics to handle the data crunch
Photonics may hold the answer to coping with huge volume. But a big challenge remains: converting electronic data into light on silicon chips.
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Building circuits of light
Move over, electrons. Ton Backx and his team are putting photons front and center as they lay the groundwork for the coming era of photonics.
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Explaining the future
Faced with growing challenges, Europe can rely on its scientists to ensure its future competitiveness.
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Electricity’s bright future
Petrol power helped shape the 20th century, but its decline may define the 21st. So how will the future of urban transport look?
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Year of the light
Everywhere you turn, optical engineering is at the heart of new technologies. No wonder 2015 has been named the Year of Light.
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Too little, too much
To guarantee an uninterrupted flow of electricity, Europe must improve its storage capacity and build a super grid.
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Power from thin air
Mobile devices need energy – lots of it. Instead of focussing only on improving battery performance, some scientists are looking at the ambient energy that is all around us.
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The other wonder gas
By being the first to extract methane hydrates last year, Japan has launched a new global race.