https://www.bizcommunity.com/224/646.html United States news 15 Science & Engineering news - United States https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/224/646.html en-us Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:15:19 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/693/233192.html When thinking about the impact of droughts on economic activity, the agricultural sector is the first that comes to mind. This sector is highly sensitive to weather variability, with the fall in crop production being the first direct damage of water shortage. 1-233192 Fri, 04 Nov 2022 07:55:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Science & Engineering United States https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/646/226446.html Microalgae have been used by the Chinese for medicinal and nutritional purposes for thousands of years in the belief they could cure almost any health condition. The idea that microalgae have extraordinary healing powers isn't as far-fetched as some might think. Though the ancient Chinese believed the microalgae was responsible for health-improving benefits, we now know that it was in fact the biochemical compounds produced by these microscopic creatures that provided the "magic". 1-226446 Tue, 29 Mar 2022 10:03:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Science & Engineering United States https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/648/226118.html Following its first sea trial using biofuel blended with very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO), Anglo American said it was able to reduce its carbon emissions by approximately 10%. 1-226118 Thu, 17 Mar 2022 10:24:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Science & Engineering United States https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/704/224228.html Limiting climate change will require an unprecedented global movement to make low-carbon technologies the norm. COP26 - the UN climate conference held last November in Glasgow - showed that, unfortunately, the world is far from ready for such a movement. Many leaders still assume that reducing emissions and growing their countries' economies aren't compatible goals. 1-224228 Thu, 20 Jan 2022 06:07:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Science & Engineering United States https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/693/223198.html It's easy to identify the biggest climate threats: coal and oil-fired power stations pouring emissions into the atmosphere, heavy industry smoking up the sky, and the seemingly endless traffic jams of petrol and diesel polluting vehicles. 1-223198 Thu, 09 Dec 2021 09:05:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Science & Engineering United States https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/224/704/219496.html In recent decades the cost of wind and solar power generation has dropped dramatically. This is one reason that the US Department of Energy projects that renewable energy will be the fastest-growing US energy source through 2050. 1-219496 Mon, 30 Aug 2021 09:39:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Science & Engineering United States https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/223/693/211767.html One of the world's largest battery storage projects will be built on the banks of the River Thames in Essex, after the UK government recently granted permission. When it is completed in 2024, the battery will eventually store 1.3 gigawatt hours of electricity - enough to to supply more than 300 homes for a year. It may herald the beginning of an escalating race for ever bigger electrical energy storage systems. 1-211767 Mon, 28 Dec 2020 06:50:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Science & Engineering United States https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/399/204948.html After nearly 130 years in business and a series of breakthrough innovations that shaped the way we light up our homes, General Electric has sold its lighting division to the US-based market leader in smart homes, Savant, for a reported $250m. 1-204948 Tue, 09 Jun 2020 15:31:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Science & Engineering United States https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/485/148713.html NEW YORK: Electric car maker Tesla said Monday it won an agreement from SolarCity to acquire the solar power company for $2.6 billion, confirming a deal that has been criticised on Wall Street. 1-148713 Tue, 02 Aug 2016 10:12:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Science & Engineering United States