A new method boosts wind farms’ energy output, without new equipment
Engineers have developed a method to increase wind farms' energy output. Whereas individual turbines are typically controlled separately, the new approach models the wind...
All the better to better eat you with — dinosaurs evolved different eye...
Large dinosaur predators, such as Tyrannosaurus rex, evolved different shapes of eye sockets to better deal with high bite forces, new research has shown.
Carbon storage in harvested wood products
Harvested wood products in residential structures will continue to increase carbon storage for the next 50 years, according to a new study.
Bird behavior influenced by human activity during COVID-19 lockdowns
For birds that inhabit developed areas of the Pacific Northwest, the reduction in noise and commotion from COVID-19 lockdowns may have allowed them to...
New method can remove dyes from wastewater
Findings from a new study offer a new potential method for cleaning wastewater after use by textiles, cosmetics or other industries.
Engineering enzymes to help solve the planet’s plastic problem
Researchers have developed a new enzyme engineering platform to improve plastic degrading enzymes through directed evolution.
Vanilla cultivation on fallow land promotes biodiversity
How can biodiversity be preserved whilst securing the economic livelihood of smallholder farmers growing vanilla in Madagascar? There is a way, according to a...
Tweaking turbine angles squeezes more power out of wind farms
New algorithm forces turbines in wind farms to be team players, boosting energy output overall.
Stormwater management ponds may not hold the solution for depleting wetlands
Relying on stormwater management (SWM) ponds to restore the depleting wetlands is not sustainable and lacks the critical ecosystem services vital for biodiversity, a...
Prediction of human movement during disasters to allow for more effective emergency response
Civil and environmental engineers have formulated a method to predict human movement during large-scale extreme events with the goal of enabling more effective emergency...