Diamond nanothreads could be used to store energy

Sustainability Matters

May 21, 2020

Researchers at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) have proposed the design of a new carbon nanostructure made from diamond nanothreads that could one day be used for mechanical energy storage, wearable technologies and biomedical applications. Dr Haifei Zhan, from the QUT Centre for Materials Science, and his colleagues successfully modelled the mechanical energy storage and release

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The robotic, hybrid-electric future of agriculture

GreenBiz Group

May 12, 2020

The robotic, hybrid-electric future of agriculture Shane Downing Tue, 05/12/2020 - 00:15 While many around the world, ordered indoors amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, are coming up with innovative ways to plant small victory gardens in, around and on top of their homes, plenty of change is afoot in big ag — much of it driven by new technologies. A recent IDTechEx

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How magnetism might recharge an electric car as it drives

Sustainability Matters

May 11, 2020

Wireless charging pads already exist for smartphones, but they only work if the phone is sitting still. Using this technology for cars would be just as inconvenient as the current practice of plugging a car in for an hour or two at a charging station or overnight at home. So what if a car could recharge as it drives? Engineers from the Stanford School of Engineering have demonstrated a practical way to use magnetism

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Sustainable infrastructure investments can aid the post-COVID recovery

GreenBiz Group

May 5, 2020

Sustainable infrastructure investments can aid the post-COVID recovery Katherine Davisson Tue, 05/05/2020 - 04:23 The economic fallout caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is forcing governments around the world to come up with policies for stimulating the global economy. Many are considering a tried-and-true method to boost economies in the short term and provide wide societal benefits in

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5 ways we can innovate to solve two crises at once

GreenBiz Group

April 30, 2020

It would be devastating if the COVID-19 crisis killed off climate tech startups. We only have a few months to get it right.

This is climate tech

GreenBiz Group

April 22, 2020

The stunning array of technologies emerging to decarbonize the world and make it more habitable for flora, fauna and humans goes far beyond cleantech 2.0.

Q1 2020: Google, Amazon show creativity in new renewable deals as COVID-19 slows the market

GreenBiz Group

April 21, 2020

But this may be the last stretch of typical clean energy procurement activity in a while.

Utopia? Imagining the food system of 2050

GreenBiz Group

April 17, 2020

What’s implausible in 2020 may be plausible by mid-century.

Resilience after recession: 4 ways to reboot the U.S. economy

GreenBiz Group

April 14, 2020

It's important to choose wisely.

Small low carbon tech is better for decarbonization than mega projects, study suggests

GreenBiz Group

April 14, 2020

Nuclear plants, CCS and whole-building retrofits should not be prioritized over smaller cheaper alternatives, study argues, while acknowledging small scale technologies do not offer a panacea.