EV Consideration Growing But Charging Still An Issue, Study Shows

A new study shows U.S. consumers may be warming up to battery electric vehicles, but they still have concerns before they’re ready to make a purchase.

Positive Tipping Points Can Still Help Repair The Planet, Study Finds

The report highlights more than 50 key ‘solution areas’, with the potential to trigger rapid and transformative change to repair the planet within the next five years.

Google and NASA JPL release an AI model that maps methane plumes worldwide
Google and NASA JPL release an AI model that maps methane plumes worldwide

Google Research and NASA JPL have released a deep learning model that maps methane plumes globally at 60 metres, finding about 50% more than human analysts and 23,000 additional plumes, including at 24 of the 25 largest-emitting landfills. Europe’s Met…

A $1bn Spanish data centre deal, with no customer and no address
A $1bn Spanish data centre deal, with no customer and no address

HSCALE has signed a contract worth more than $1bn with an American cloud provider it will not name, for a Spanish data centre campus it will not locate. The company announced the deal this week. It describes the customer only as “a significant global c…

LG’s experimental LMR cells held 92.2% of their energy after 883 cycles
LG’s experimental LMR cells held 92.2% of their energy after 883 cycles

LG Energy Solution and Seoul National University report experimental lithium manganese-rich cells retaining 92.2% of their energy after 883 cycles, achieved by changing charge and discharge voltages rather than materials. The chemistry replaces nickel …

Why A ‘Cold State’ Like Massachusetts Is Taking Extreme Heat Seriously

Massachusetts has appointed Katie Schlick as its first statewide heat resilience officer, becoming only the second U.S. state to create such a role.

Why Don’t People Trust Scientists? Turns Out, It’s Not About Expertise

A new U.K. study finds trust in scientists is driven less by expertise and more by shared values and political identity, echoing seen in science in the US.

The Hidden Data Center Water Risk That Deserves More Attention

Data centers’ biggest water demand isn’t cooling—it’s the power plants behind them. New research shows why AI’s growth is a risk to drought-stressed electricity and water systems nationwide.

Some Like It Hot: Agrivoltaics Grow More Hot Peppers

A new study highlights the potential of agrivoltaics to address land use challenges in solar energy by integrating semi-transparent solar panels into greenhouse rooftops.

Agrivoltaics Makes Indoor Vertical Farming Make Economic Sense

A new study highlights the economic benefits of agrivoltaics, combining agriculture with solar technology. The study focused on an indoor vertical lettuce agrotunnel, finding agrivoltaics significantly outperformed grid-only power.