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Solar panels are more efficient than you’ve heard. This material could make them even better.
Today’s typical silicon solar panels operate at around 22 percent efficiency, but a new crystalline material called perovskite could soon raise the solar efficiency bar much further.
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Jeff Bezos says ordering groceries online is better for the planet. Is he right?
When researchers compare shopping online to shopping at a brick-and-mortar outlet, what they’re mainly talking about is the so-called “last-mile problem.”
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How to collect climate data during coronavirus? Strap on your skis.
Climate scientists are doing whatever it takes to keep key climate records alive amidst global travel restrictions and stay-at-home orders.
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Coronavirus pumps the brakes on the electric vehicle revolution
Far from just impacting transportation today, the pandemic and ensuing economic fallout could have big implications for the transit systems of tomorrow.
