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New Modeling Method Examines How Buildings Contribute to Urban Heating During Heat Waves

Previous research has found that heat waves and urban heat island effects reinforce each other's effects. These heat islands are concentrations of buildings, paved areas, and other surfaces that absorb and retain heat.

2 Jun 2022

Transformative Changes Across Economies and Societies are Crucial to Address Planetary Emergencies

The global scientific community has issued another warning that increasing climate change and biodiversity loss will together reinforce negative impacts on people around the world, including food insecurity, health risks and disrupted livelihoods, as well as involuntary displacements leading to social unrest.

2 Jun 2022

Energy Performance Measures Make Progress Towards Achieving Carbon-Neutral Building Stock by 2050

Improving the energy performance of buildings is one of the most important measures for supporting the global collective effort to reduce CO2 emissions and energy costs.

2 Jun 2022

Integrated Approach can Reduce Carbon Dioxide Far More than Earlier Estimates

An integrated approach to land management practices in the U.S. can reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere far more than earlier estimates based on separate approaches, Michigan State University researchers say. Their research was published in the journal Global Change Biology.

2 Jun 2022

Toyota and Woven Planet Have Developed a New Portable Hydrogen Cartridge Prototype

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (“Toyota”) and its subsidiary, Woven Planet Holdings, Inc. ("Woven Planet"), have developed a working prototype of its portable hydrogen cartridge.

From Woven Planet Holdings, Inc 2 Jun 2022

Thermal Mass Flow Meter Helps Reduce Cost of Plastics Recycling Technology

Engineers responsible for the complex process of recycling used plastic discarded as garbage and then given new life will find the rugged, direct mass flow measuring ST Series Thermal Flow Meters from Fluid Components International (FCI) helps them more accurately measure synthetic gas for economical co-gen plant operation.

From Fluid Components International 2 Jun 2022