2 h. ago Electric cars were once marketed as 'women's cars.' Did this hold back their development over the next century?

It was not a given that petrol-powered cars would come to dominate the world. In fact, back in 1900, just 22% of cars produced in the US were powered by gasoline (also known as petrol, benzine or various other names). The rest were split between electric and steam cars.

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4 h. ago Multifunctional solar cells: Ferroelectric domain manipulation enhances electric output in perovskite crystals

A team of researchers has made an advancement in the field of multifunctional energy harvesting. Their latest study advances in understanding the photovoltaic effect in ferroelectric crystals.

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4 h. ago MIT engineers turn skin cells directly into neurons for cell therapy

A new, highly efficient process for performing this conversion could make it easier to develop therapies for spinal cord injuries or diseases like ALS.

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5 h. ago Electrolit Named Official Hydration Sponsor of the Los Angeles Marathon Through 2029

Electrolit Named Official Hydration Sponsor of the Los Angeles Marathon Through 2029  Yahoo Finance

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5 h. ago San Francisco power outage: More than 1,500 PG&E customers without electricity near Lake Merced

San Francisco power outage: More than 1,500 PG&E customers without electricity near Lake Merced  San Francisco Chronicle

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8 h. ago Trump’s Tesla Display at the White House Revives Memories of Musk in Beijing

When President Trump hosted Elon Musk and his electric vehicles this week, it recalled a visit years earlier to the Communist Party’s leadership compound.

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8 h. ago Electrification and carbon capture can make cement production more energy

Concrete is the world's most widely used building material—but the production of cement, its key component, generates significant carbon dioxide emissions. New research at Umeå University shows how electrification and carbon capture can make production both more energy-efficient and climate-smart.

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21 h. ago Tariff talk: electricity flow between the United States and Canada

Tariff talk: electricity flow between the United States and Canada  WGRZ.com

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21 h. ago The push to get electric air taxis for the 2034 Olympics in Salt Lake City

A Vermont company with operations in Utah says it can have electric air taxis ready for service in time for the 2034 Olympics in Salt Lake City. Pending federal regulations will be a big factor.

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22 h. ago The U.S. buys electricity from Canada. Now it's a focus of the trade war

As a trade war grew this week, Ontario's leader threatened a surcharge on Canadian electricity sold in some U.S. states. The episode highlighted the U.S. reliance on imported Canadian power.

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23 h. ago Home air conditioning units can balance the electrical grid without impacting comfort

While adding wind and solar energy to the electricity supply can help reduce carbon emissions, their intermittency poses a challenge to traditional methods for maintaining electricity supply and demand.

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24 h. ago 'Odd' objects excel at navigating challenging terrains without central control

Locomotion, the ability to move from one place to another, is an essential survival strategy for virtually every organism. Adapting to the unpredictable terrain they run into, cells, fungi and microorganisms autonomously move and change shape to explore their environments, while animals run, crawl, slither, roll and jump.

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24 h. ago Solar module performance claims often exceed lab measurements

A research team from the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE has evaluated over 70,000 power measurements on photovoltaic modules that have been carried out in the institute's calibration laboratory, CalLab PV Modules, since 2012.

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24 h. ago Report: Cuban Public Offices Tell Visitors to Bring Their Own Electricity

Cuban government offices in the city of Caibarién are only receiving individuals who "bring their own electricity." The post Report: Cuban Public Offices Tell Visitors to Bring Their Own Electricity appeared first on Breitbart.

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31 h. ago A record year for solar in Illinois and nationwide: 'Customers want it'

Illinois had a record year for solar growth in 2024 and can now draw enough energy from the sun to power 930,000 homes, according to a new report from the Solar Energy Industries Association and Wood Mackenzie.

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35 h. ago Trump administration slams brakes on government's adoption of electric vehicles

Memos obtained by NPR show a key federal agency has paused orders of zero-emission vehicles and some federally owned EV chargers will be turned off.

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35 h. ago Research shows signs of 'tipping point' for electric vehicles in UK used car market

Second-hand electric cars may be close to a "tipping point" where they become more popular than equivalent petrol and diesel cars in the UK, new research shows.

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39 h. ago Making solar projects cheaper and faster with portable factories

Charge Robotics, founded by MIT alumni, has created a system that automatically assembles and installs completed sections of large solar farms.

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45 h. ago Trump Poses With a Tesla, a Move Aimed Solely at Helping Musk

President Trump has spent years bashing electric vehicles. But with Elon Musk by his side, he said he would buy a bright red one.

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45 h. ago Trump Scores Victory For U.S. As Ontario Backs Down on Electricity Charges

Ontario backed down from a threat to raise the price of U.S.-bound electricity after Trump responded with an even bigger tariff hike. The post Trump Scores Victory For U.S. As Ontario Backs Down on Electricity Charges appeared first on Breitbart.

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