About 12% of all US greenhouse emissions come from heating and cooling buildings, according to Vox. Much of the energy used to heat large buildings — factories, office buildings, universities, schools, and so forth — could come from geothermal sources.
Researchers at Princeton have created algorithms that allow conventional radar systems to see pedestrians and bicyclists even if they are hidden from sight around corners.
Scientists at Princeton recommend a variety of geoengineering projects to slow the melting of the continental ice shelves in Greenland and Antarctica and limit rising ocean levels.
China is currently on track to install close to 50 GW worth of solar energy in 2017, nearly half of total global demand, but new research from Princeton University has concluded that China’s severe air pollution is “significantly reducing” the country’s solar energy output because the pollution is blocking light from the sun reaching solar installations.
Desertification is a growing problem in many parts of the world, mostly owing to common human activities such as agriculture, animal husbandry (grazing), and groundwater use. It’s a common topic of discussion in some fields of scientific research (and elsewhere) how best to address this issue. And now, new research … [continued]
Congested cities, troubling unemployment due to the absence of transit, and environmental issues from automobile pollution all point towards the need for much greater development of mass transportation. Even as transit ridership is growing to all time highs, the US is short on extensively developed systems that reach the many … [continued]
Originally published on Union of Concerned Scientists. By Sam Gomberg Despite relentless legislative attacks funded by the Koch Brothers and other fossil fuel special interest groups, state renewable electricity standards are holding their own and continue to drive investments in clean energy resources. And as long as legislators remain committed to well-informed … [continued]
$963,389 was recently awarded to Princeton University to develop longer-lasting, rechargeable, alkaline batteries for electric vehicles. The money is from a Department of Energy (DOE) grant. If this project is successful, electric vehicles could have cheaper batteries that last even longer. Without a doubt, they would help the EV industry to … [continued]
Climate change will exacerbate violence around the world, increasing levels of both personal violence and social upheaval, according to new research from Princeton University and the University of California–Berkeley. Throughout history, even slight spikes in temperature and precipitation have led to greatly increased levels of war, violence, and migration. Projected … [continued]
Organic solar cells have received a big boost to their efficiency thanks to a new device designed by Princeton University. The newly designed, cheap, flexible plastic device more than triples the efficiency of organic solar cells. The new device is essentially a ‘sandwich’ of nanostructured metal and plastic that … [continued]
