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- Australian tech start-up creates world's most efficient solar cell Tue, 21 Sep 21, 11:26amA solar power start-up business that began in a warehouse in Wollongong has officially created the world's most efficient commercial-sized solar cell, and it has one big point of difference.
- The Grid: Powering The Future Tue, 10 Aug 21, 8:30pmDr Niraj Lal meets the Australians leading the biggest change to the electricity grid in a century: the rise of renewable energy.
- Ex-SpaceX engineers in race to build first commercial electric speedboat Mon, 2 Aug 21, 2:44amLA-based Arc Boat company announces $4.25m seed fund to start work on 475-horsepower craft
- Offshore wind sector in north-east England lifted by investments Thu, 8 Jul 21, 2:53amMore than 1,000 jobs created or safeguarded as SeAH and Smulders projects are backed by state funding
- Cloud spraying and hurricane slaying: how ocean geoengineering became the frontier of the climate crisis Wed, 23 Jun 21, 3:00pmAround the world, dozens of ingenious projects are trying to ‘trick’ the ocean into absorbing more CO2. But critics warn of unforeseen consequences
- Eden Project to start drilling for ‘hot rocks’ to generate geothermal energy Tue, 20 Apr 21, 3:39amIf successful project will allow water to be injected down borehole to be superheated by rocks beneath
- New eco-friendly, decomposing construction foam unveiled Thu, 26 Nov 20, 4:30amResearchers have come up with a new, more eco-friendly and effective form of building insulation material. The new material was developed due to the shortcomings of the traditional polyurethane-based foam insulators. These...
- Thermal blocks could convert coal-fired power stations to run fossil-fuel free Tue, 8 Sep 20, 9:07amThey're stackable like Lego and could solve a decades old problem of how to dispatch solar energy gathered during the day via the electricity grid at night.
- Country diary: vanished giants of the age of coal Thu, 2 Jan 20, 4:30pmIronbridge Gorge, Shropshire: There was something monumental about these terracotta-coloured funnels, these magical vessels of rain-river-cloud
- John Large obituary Thu, 15 Nov 18, 2:01amConsulting engineer known for his work on nuclear safety who was never afraid to take on such a powerful industryJohn Large’s working life was split into two halves, the first spent designing civil and military nuclear...
- UK should support mini nuclear reactor projects, says official review Wed, 8 Aug 18, 2:41amSubsidies similar to those for offshore wind could help meet emissions targets and boost exports, experts say
- The secret behind the Leaning Tower of Pisa's resilience is revealed Tue, 15 May 18, 2:51amA team of engineers has finally solved the mystery of how the seemingly unstable Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy has managed to stay standing for more than six hundred years, even in a seismically active region...
- Scottish engineering yards set to close once windfarm work ends Tue, 13 Feb 18, 10:50amShutdown of BiFab operations in two locations would mean loss of hundreds of jobs
- Scientists build an alien ocean to test NASA submarine Tue, 13 Feb 18, 12:33amResearchers at Washington State University have constructed a replica of Titan's oceans to test a NASA submarine for an eventual mission to Saturn's largest moon...
- Incredible new "super wood" is as strong as steel Sat, 10 Feb 18, 12:01amIt's a twig, it's a branch, it's... Super Wood! Researchers at the University of Maryland have created a so-called "super wood" that is stronger than many titanium alloys. The research team used a two-step process to drastically...