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Global study shows uneven urbanization among large cities in the last two decades

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Credit: The University of Hong Kong. Due to the rapid economic growth in the study period, China invested a large amount of resources into infrastructure construction for advancing the urban living environment. By 2050, the global population is expected to soar to 9.7 billion, with 68% of the population living in urban areas.

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Ames Lab team replaces Dysprosium in permanent magnets with Cerium for lower-cost, high performance solution

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Here we report the results of an experimental study performed on Ce (the most abundant and low cost rare-earth element) based (Nd 1-x Ce x ) 2 Fe 14-y Co y B nanostructured magnets. —Pathak et al. Earlier post.) Pathak, A. Gschneidner, K. McCallum, R. Dennis, K. Pinkerton, F.

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DOE Selects 19 Projects to Monitor and Evaluate Geologic CO2 Storage

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million of non-Federal cost sharing. In order for low-cost electricity from coal-fired power plants to remain available, the DOE said, economical methods for capturing and storing the greenhouse gas emissions from these plants must be developed. Columbia University , New York, N.Y. Stanford University , Stanford, Calif.

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