Cow manure is an unlikely source of energy that has been used for centuries. Human waste is another surprising source of renewable energy that can be converted into biogas through anaerobic digestion.
Researchers at Cornell University have been working on batteries that can 'flow' through the internal structures of robots, kind of like how blood in humans' veins powers our bodies. The team has been ...
ITHACA, N.Y. – In the same way that terrestrial life evolved from ocean swimmers to land walkers, soft robots are progressing, too, thanks to recent Cornell University research in battery development ...
This is another installment of our blog series on the landmark 2024 Massachusetts Clean Energy Bill, signed into law on November 21, 2024. Previous posts addressed how the Clean Energy Bill aims to ...
As recently as five years ago, embodied energy was a relatively esoteric subject. Making a building more energy efficient tended to mean reducing operational energy, with upgrades like LEDs, heat ...
What is embodied carbon, and why is it reshaping how we design and build? A guide to the hidden emissions in everyday ...
You reported on future houses that claim an impressively low day-to-day energy use. However, it is important to remember that, as we progressively reduce this form of energy use, we ignore embodied ...
The energy and climate crisis pose big questions to architects and in order to start answering them, knowledge about some of the most used terminology and concepts of sustainable architecture is ...