Energy

The First Reactor of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant Is Heating Up Close to Nominal Power

The Unit 1 reactor of the Barakah nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi has achieved 80%, reaching a milestone worthy of celebration for its shareholders ENEC (Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation) and KEPCO (Korea Electric Power…

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Physicists Built an ‘Anti-Laser’ To Usher in New Era of Long-Distance Power Transmission

Researchers at the University of Maryland (UMD) have made a major energy transfer breakthrough. Scientists have developed a way to perfectly beam energy across any room. Wireless future This innovative study was recently published in…

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Environmental Science Degrees & Career Prospects

Environmental science is an academic field that incorporates several disciplines, such as physical, information, and biological sciences, to understand the environment and solve environmental problems. It draws from fields like geology, ecology, meteorology, physics, and…

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Watch BMW’s All-Electric Wingsuit Taking Its Maiden Flight

BMW i, Designworks, and air sports pioneer Peter Salzman collaborated to build an electrified wingsuit as seen in sci-fi movies. Using BMW’s electric vehicle capabilities, they have created a chest-mounted set of electric impellers that…

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Liquid-Filled Smart Window Turns Opaque When Exposed To Heat

Did you know buildings are responsible for 40% of global energy use? Inefficient windows play a big role that significantly impacts heating and cooling costs. To work on this issue, researchers from Nanyang Technological University (NTU)…

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Underwater GPS System Powered By Sound to Map Ocean Floors

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers have developed a new underwater navigation system. It will solve a similar purpose as GPS has done for travel on and above the surface. GPS can’t work underwater because…

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Roots Superchargers Will Soon Make Hydrogen-Electric Vehicles More Efficient

Roots-style superchargers aren’t anything new in the industrial world. They are used in internal-combustion engines to increase power, inside blast furnaces to blow air and many others. Moreover, root blowers are also inexpensive, simple, and…

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General Motors Announces the GMC Hummer EV, an Electric Pickup Truck with 1000 HP

Just a decade ago, we viewed electric cars as a good idea for the distant future. However, Tesla managed to take us all on-board of the technology with its excellent lineup of EVs. Now, though,…

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Why You Should Pay Attention to Cooling Tower Cleaning

There’s a misconception that cooling towers require little to no maintenance at all, and the truth is that they can go for extended periods of time without getting any attention from field technicians. However, cleaning…

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This Is the Best Way to Cool Photovoltaic Modules Effectively

There are many ways to cool down photovoltaic (PV) panels that are “frying” under the Sunlight, so finding out which one is the best is key. An international team of scientists from Russian, Malaysian, and…

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