A shift in Antarctica’s melting trends and slushy Arctic ice pushes warming from changing sea ice toward the upper limits of climate model estimates.
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The most comprehensive coal-to-nuclear analysis to date could help policymakers and utilities plan how to meet climate targets.
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300,000 X posts show 48 of 50 states have a more positive than negative tone about nuclear energy, with a national average at 54% positive.
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Thermophotovoltaics developed at U-M can recover significantly more energy stored in heat batteries.
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New study offers a pathway for fossil fuel-burning operations to capture emissions.
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Henderson Academy students used electrolyzers to produce hydrogen gas from water and power miniature fuel cell cars.
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With oil production dropping, a process using natural gas is needed to avert a shortage of a workhorse chemical used for automotive parts, cleaning products and more.
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U-M involved in Great Lakes consortium to support sustainable economic growth
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Karthik Duraisamy, a University of Michigan professor of aerospace engineering, participated in a roundtable on geothermal energy at the World Economic Forum.
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The findings could help engineers methodically find the best molecules to increase the lifespan of perovskite solar cells, rather than relying on time-consuming trial and error.
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