A new distribution system designed by researchers at the University of Waterloo would reduce electricity prices by more than five per cent while also improving service reliability.
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Manchester Scientists Use Nobel-Prize Winning Chemistry For Clean Energy Breakthrough
Scientists have used a Nobel-Prize winning Chemistry technique on a mixture of metals to potentially reduce the cost of fuel cells used in electric cars and reduce harmful emissions from conventional vehicles.
Extreme Rainfall Events Are Connected Across the World
An analysis of satellite data has revealed global patterns of extreme rainfall, which could lead to better forecasts and more accurate climate models.
To Solve Pollinator Health Crisis, State Governments Are Key
Insect pollinators are vital to the existence of almost 90 percent of the world’s flowering plants, including a large portion of food products.
Once-Abundant Sea Stars Imperiled by Disease Along West Coast
The combination of ocean warming and an infectious wasting disease has devastated populations of large sunflower sea stars once abundant along the West Coast of North America in just a few years, according to a study co-led by the University of California, Davis, and Cornell University published Jan. 30 in the journal Science Advances.
Tulane Study Says Seas May Be Rising Faster Than Thought
A new Tulane University study questions the reliability of how sea-level rise in low-lying coastal areas such as southern Louisiana is measured and suggests that the current method underestimates the severity of the problem.