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Industrial Engineering

Industrial Engineering

By: Samary Velasquez, journalist
They create and leverage powerful software and technologies to analyze and improve how organizations design, build...
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The Engineering Behind Dams and Their Impact on the Future

The Engineering Behind Dams and Their Impact on the Future

By: Esah Sheikh, Journalist
Dams, the marvels of engineering, serve many usages and impact the human world. This colossal structure is a vital infrastructure for water storage, hydroelectric power generation, and flood control. As engineering and technology continues to evolve, the role that dams play shape the future as it becomes increasingly significant.
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How Energy Transformations Work

How Energy Transformations Work

By: Levani Goshua, Journalist
The process of energy transformation or energy conversion, energy is changed from one form to another. This is considered a basic concept in engineering, and it is represented as an energy resource that enables work in various forms to be carried out.
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MIT’s New Battery-Free Solar Desalination System Dances With Sun’s Rhythm

By: Taylor Kong, Journalist
The new battery makes sea water into fresh drinking water.
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Source: Adapted from The National Energy Education Project (public domain)

How Trash Is Engineered Into A Renewable Source Of Energy

By: Anmol Shankhi, Journalist
Turning waste into power would be converting waste into electricity and more, there are different methods of turning waste into power/heat like incineration, pyrolysis, gasification, steaming,  and anaerobic digestion. This energy from garbage then can be used to power homes, businesses, and even vehicles.
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New Battery Uses Salt Water In Estuaries To Generate Electricity

By: Andres Martinez Aparicio, Journalist

Dongdong Yea, Xingzhen Qin, and colleagues designed a semipermeable membrane from environmentally friendly materials to generate electricity. The invention uses estuaries and salt differences in concentration...

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Solar Power Trees

By: Nathan Brown, Journalist
The solar panels that are like leaves on the solar powered trees get re-charged every day by the sun and that created electricity that is used to kill the bugs. As technology advances, solar powered trees might become more and more similar to real trees and other plants.
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Algae Farms: Nature's Versatile Green Solution

Algae Farms: Nature’s Versatile Green Solution

By: Pranav Sharma, Journalist
Algae farms hold promise as a renewable source of biofuels, such as biodiesel and bioethanol. Certain species of algae produce oils that can be extracted and converted into fuels with properties similar to conventional fossil fuels.
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Quantum Batteries

By: Kaleb Fuard, Journalist
Quantum batteries are a new way to store energy. They could be a great replacement for lithium batteries. They use quantum mechanics instead of normal physics. They are not quite reading and scientists are still working out the little problems, but if they are perfected, they could be amazing.
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Updated March 13, 2018
By James Stevens

How To Light A Bulb With A Potato

By: Susana Turcios Amaya, Journalist
The science behind the fact a potato can light up a bulb is that the potato has electrolytes (water and salt) and when connected to zinc or copper it makes a chemical reaction. It then produces electricity.
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The Promise of Sustainable Energy

By: Christian Jeon, Journalist
As the world continues to grapple with the effects of climate change, the need for sustainable energy solutions has never been greater.
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How Nuclear Power Can Reach Climate Goals

By: Olivia Rose, Journalist
Some struggles that have striked the nuclear power industry are radioactive waste, high financial cost, and regulatory requirements. As well as  heavy competition with renewable energy, these challenges have stopped the nuclear power industry  from taking over the kind of power people use.
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