There are "costs of life" that mechanical physics cannot calculate. A clear example is the energy required to keep specific ...

A new JSTAT study shows how to compute the minimum energy cells use to sustain certain metabolic pathways while suppressing ...

Distillation remains a backbone technology in the chemical process industry despite its historically high energy consumption. In recent years, research has focused on improving the thermal efficiency ...

Living cells pay a hidden energy price not just to run chemical reactions, but to keep them on track and block all the ...

Energy efficiency in manufacturing processes has emerged as a paramount concern in the drive towards sustainable industrial practices. Recent advances have sought to reduce not only operational costs ...

Researchers take inspiration from natural chemical processes based on hydrogenase and photosystem II, to produce a single metal catalyst with both fuel cell and solar cell functionalities. The ...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Interconnection Innovation e-Xchange (i2X) has released a new roadmap, the Distributed Energy Resource Interconnection Roadmap, which is expected to form shorter ...

It’s a process so embedded in our daily lives that it’s easy to ignore. However, new research indicates there’s more to water evaporation than simply letting your towels dry in the sun after a day at ...

The real question for business leaders is not whether AI is overhyped, but how to harness its capabilities to drive ...