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Researchers have developed a solar forecasting tool for greater efficiency and reduced energy costs
The tool is intended for electricity grid operators as well as energy generators and traders The tool is intended for electricity grid operators as well as energy generators and tradersSolar energy i...
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‘The Factory of the Future’, producing Organic Electronic devices, has just opened in Greece
The Nanotechnology Lab LTFN runs a research project under the EU’s SmartLine funded by Horizon 2020 The Nanotechnology Lab LTFN runs a research project under the EU’s SmartLine funded by Hori...
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The solar-dome desalination system
Since desalination projects require enormous amounts of energy, researchers are working on alternative solutions Since desalination projects require enormous amounts of energy, researchers are workin...
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Scientists determine source of world’s largest mud eruption (video)
More than 11 years after the Lusi mud volcano first erupted on the Indonesian island of Java, researchers have probably figured out why the mudflows haven't stopped: deep underground, Lusi is connecte...
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Fifty simulations show how a magnitude 9.0 Cascadia earthquake could play out
A University of Washington research project simulates 50 ways a magnitude 9.0 earthquake on the Cascadia subduction zone could shake out in the northwest of the United States. A University of Washing...
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New study links Raton Basin earthquakes to oil and gas wastewater injections
A series of earthquakes between 2008 and 2010 in the Raton Basin - along the southern Colorado and northern New Mexico border – was likely due to fluids pumped underground during oil and gas wastewate...
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Japanese researchers designed submerged marine turbines inspired by the movement of a dolphin’s fin
The innovative turbines, apart from harvesting wave energy, could also protect the coastline from erosion The innovative turbines, apart from harvesting wave energy, could also protect the coastline...
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3D-printed, ultra-quiet turbine blades designed after owl wings
The research of aeroacoustics specialists from Iowa State University could have a big impact on the design of wind turbines, aircraft and other machines The research of aeroacoustics specialists from...
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Scientists explore underwater active seismic fault
The international team of scientists just finished exploring the seabed of the Pacific Ocean, offshore Alaska and British Columbia, in an effort to understand better the Queen Charlotte-Fairweather fa...
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Scientists in Japan improve seismic resistance of metals
Researchers at Japan's Tohoku University have come up with a cheap way to improve the properties of some 'shape memory' alloys, often used in earthquake design due to their ability to return to their...
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