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Researchers from the University of Minnesota in the US suggest that as the mean global temperature increases. (Photo: Pixabay)

Plants emit 30 per cent more carbon than thought: study

Such increases may lower the future ability of global vegetation to offset carbon dioxide emissions caused by burning of...

18 Nov 2017 1:38 PM IST

The toilet paper thieves may cost the park up to 100,000 yuan (around $14,528) a year. (Photo: Pixabay)

Waste toilet-paper can be used to generate electricity, says study

Researchers say the process could tackle the problems of overflowing municipal landfills and dependency on fossil fuels.

18 Sept 2017 7:59 AM IST

The good thing about Lithium metal is that it charges much faster and holds 10 times more energy by volume than the lithium-ion electrodes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Carbon nanotubes the answer to making efficient batteries: Study

Nanotube films effectively stops dendrites that grow from unprotected lithium metal anodes in batteries

29 Oct 2018 10:32 AM IST

This is despite the fact that microwaves spend more than 90 percent of their lifetime being idle. (Photo: Pixabay)

Microwaves 'alone' emit as much carbon dioxide as 7 mn cars: Study

This is despite the fact that microwaves spend more than 90 percent of their lifetime being idle.

18 Jan 2018 12:01 PM IST

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MIT claims that limitless nuclear fusion energy could soon be...

MIT has developed a device called Sparc to help with this goal.

13 March 2018 11:34 AM IST

The bridge stands on inclining concrete walls filled with sand or earth, a technology that became obsolete decades ago.

New concrete formula for long-lasting roads, bridges

Regular concrete will have a strength of about 4,000 pounds per square inch (psi) - that is maybe the weight of an SUV...

7 May 2018 3:33 PM IST

Scientists dealt a blow Monday to the quest for organisms inhabiting worlds besides Earth, saying our planet was unusual in its ability to host liquid water -- the key ingredient for life. (Photo: AFP)

Earth's 2017 resource 'budget' spent by August 2: report

The equivalent of 1.7 planets would be required to produce enough to meet humanity's needs at current consumption rates.

2 Aug 2017 8:31 AM IST