Energy

Porsche Purchases 10 Percent of Rimac Automobili to Bolster EV Supercar Aspirations

Porsche has purchased 10 percent of Rimac Automobili, a young Croatian company with a knack for innovation, specifically as it pertains to electric cars. The investment marks the beginning of what Porsche claims will be a…

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Boeing Hypersonic Passenger Jet Could Cut Flight Times by 85 Percent

Recently, Boeing unveiled its first concept design for a hypersonic passenger jet. This plane is expected to revolutionize air travel by cutting down a transatlantic flight from New York to London from seven hours to…

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New Tech Helps Capture Drinking Water From Power Plants

Power plants use a lot of water for cooling. But do you have any idea of how thirsty these power plants really are? Approximately 39 percent of all freshwater in the U.S. is used for…

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The City of London Will Be Powered by 100 Percent Green Energy by October

Considering the need to take a strict action against climate change and with the intention to place London as one of the world’s leading environmentally friendly cities, London’s historic “Square Mile” district has announced plans…

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Experimental Fusion Reactor Reaches Temperature of the Sun

Researchers from Tokomak Energy in the U.K. are claiming a new milestone in thermonuclear fusion. They were able to achieve plasma temperatures in a fusion reactor, known as the ST40 device, hotter than the sun’s…

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Smart Traffic Lights Could Cut Harmful Car Emissions

Tired of wasting precious time at traffic junctions? Things are going to change soon. A new breed of smart traffic lights is being developed that may bring an end to stop-and-go driving. This innovative technology…

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Costa Rica Plans to Ban Fossil Fuels

Carlos Alvarado, a 38-year-old former journalist, recently became Costa Rica’s new president. During his swearing-in ceremony at Democracy Square in the capital, San Jose, Alvarado made the announcement of his plan to ban fossil fuels…

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Graphene-Reinforced Concrete Is Greener, Stronger, More Durable

U.K. scientists from the University of Exeter have found a way to incorporate wonder material graphene into concrete, making it more than twice as strong and four times more water-resistant than existing concretes. They used…

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Russia Launches World’s First Floating Nuclear Power Plant

Russia recently launched the world’s first floating nuclear power plant out of the St. Petersburg shipyard. Known as Akademik Lomonosov, this floating nuclear reactor is moving toward Western Europe for a controversial maiden voyage. The plant…

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California Becomes First State to Require Solar Panels on New Homes

California is doing what appears to be an inevitability for many places in the future. In the process, however, the Golden State is making a bit of history. The state is all set to become…

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