Power

Scientists built a sunflower-inspired cooling system that delivered 135% more cooling power at solar noon than a fixed horizontal surface

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Scientists built a sunflower-inspired cooling system that delivered 135% more cooling power at solar noon than a fixed horizontal surface

Representative Image of a sunflower-inspired cooling system tilting to optimize radiative cooling under direct sunlight (AI Generated Image) Researchers in China have developed a radiative cooling system inspired by the way sunflowers track the sun, with experiments showing a 135% increase in cooling flux at solar noon compared with a fixed horizontal version of the … Read more

Nor’easter map, tracker and power outage updates for Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maryland and NC

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A powerful nor'easter is causing widespread flooding and power outages across the northeastern United States. (AFP)

A powerful nor’easter is bringing heavy rain, strong winds, coastal flooding and power outages across parts of the US East Coast this weekend. Coastal areas from North Carolina to Maine are seeing some of the biggest impacts, with flooding, rough surf and travel disruptions. A powerful nor’easter is causing widespread flooding and power outages across … Read more

Power cuts, rubble: millions come home to find Sudan’s capital unlivable

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Power cuts, rubble: millions come home to find Sudan's capital unlivable

They came home to a war-ruined city determined to rebuild their lives, but a chronic lack of power, water, jobs and medicine has left many residents of Sudan’s capital wishing they had stayed away. Power cuts, rubble: millions come home to find Sudan’s capital unlivable About four million people fled Khartoum after war broke out … Read more

Nor’easter Massachusetts tracker: What we know about alerts, power outages, flight disruption and flooding

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Nor'easter Massachusetts tracker: More than 40 million people in the northeastern United States braced September 25 for heavy rain and strong winds as an unusually powerful storm for the season was forecast to crash into the region. (AFP)

Over 4,000 residents experienced power disruptions on Saturday morning as a severe nor’easter swept across Massachusetts. Nor’easter Massachusetts tracker: More than 40 million people in the northeastern United States braced September 25 for heavy rain and strong winds as an unusually powerful storm for the season was forecast to crash into the region. (AFP) According … Read more

An Alabama man fought a power company over a 74-mile transmission line planned across his 416-acre retirement property; after crews moved within 500 yards, a judge temporarily blocked them from entering

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An Alabama man fought a power company over a 74-mile transmission line planned across his 416-acre retirement property; after crews moved within 500 yards, a judge temporarily blocked them from entering

A landowner in Shelby County, Alabama, has won a temporary court order stopping utility crews from clearing land on his 416-acre retirement property. The order has paused construction work on part of a major regional power project. Circuit Judge Jonathan A. Spann issued a preliminary injunction blocking Alabama Power from entering Fenn Church’s property. The … Read more

Dutch scientists discover tin-based solar breakthrough that keeps hot electrons 1,000 times longer than current panels, changing the future of solar power

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Dutch scientists discover tin-based solar breakthrough that keeps hot electrons 1,000 times longer than current panels, changing the future of solar power

Scientists at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands have discovered how tin-based perovskite materials allow hot electrons to retain their excess energy for around 1,000 times longer than expected, a finding that could shape the future of solar power. The researchers found that two physical effects, the hot phonon bottleneck and the Burstein–Moss effect, … Read more

In 2017, a 64-acre golf course built for workers at England’s Rugeley Power Station closed; nine years later, work is turning it into wetlands, meadows and ponds with a 1.5km public trail

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In 2017, a 64-acre golf course built for workers at England’s Rugeley Power Station closed; nine years later, work is turning it into wetlands, meadows and ponds with a 1.5km public trail

For years, the land beside the River Trent in Rugeley had a very different purpose. It formed part of the former Rugeley Power Station site and included a golf course used by the station’s staff. According to Staffordshire Wildlife Trust, the course closed in 2017, and the 64-acre site is now being transformed into a … Read more

In 2025, two boys aged 14 and 12 were dropped at a Michigan man’s home; he kept them together despite no running water and a power cutoff, and strangers have now raised $18,506

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In 2025, two boys aged 14 and 12 were dropped at a Michigan man’s home; he kept them together despite no running water and a power cutoff, and strangers have now raised $18,506

Restifo continued working through the obstacles while trying to make sure the boys had a roof over their heads and remained together. Sometimes, a family begins in the most unexpected way. For Sam Restifo, it started in February 2025 when two boys, then 14 and 12, were dropped at his home in Saginaw, Michigan, by … Read more

Melinda French Gates puts $1 billion behind women’s power; her investments back overlooked women tackling climate change

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Melinda French Gates puts $1 billion behind women's power; her investments back overlooked women tackling climate change

Melinda French Gates is committing $1 billion through 2026 to advance women’s power and influence, while her investment platform is backing women-led funds working on climate solutions. Through Pivotal Ventures, Gates has invested in Planeteer Capital, a climate-tech fund led by Sophie Purdom that backs early-stage companies developing solutions to climate change. The investment comes … Read more

At G20 summit, US unravels power plant climate rules

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At G20 summit, US unravels power plant climate rules

President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday scrapped limits on carbon emissions from coal and gas-fired power plants, the latest in a string of actions dismantling regulations aimed at curbing climate change. At G20 summit, US unravels power plant climate rules The changes, announced during a G20 energy ministers’ meeting in Houston, roll back measures introduced … Read more