Applied Sciences and Engineering

Applied sciences and engineering refer to fields that use scientific principles and knowledge to develop practical technologies, systems and solutions. They integrate theory with design, experimentation and implementation across areas such as energy, materials, environmental systems and infrastructure. These disciplines focus on translating research into tools and innovations that address societal and industrial challenges.

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Caloric cooling technologies show promise for greener refrigerationScience

Caloric cooling technologies show promise for greener refrigeration

KIT researchers and partners analyze caloric cooling technologies – Nature Review highlights progress, open questions, and pathways toward sustainable cooling systems Summary: New approaches to…
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Coconut biofuel blends show comparable efficiency to jet fuelScience

Coconut biofuel blends show comparable efficiency to jet fuel

Original coconut-blend fuel performed similarly to jet fuel with reduced hydrocarbon emissions Summary: Coconut oil-derived aviation biofuels maintained thermal efficiency comparable to conventional Jet A-1…
SourceSourceAugust 24, 2026 Full article
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SOWISE+ project to demonstrate urban waste biorefinery at industrial scaleNews

SOWISE+ project to demonstrate urban waste biorefinery at industrial scale

Turning urban waste into high-value bio-based materials through an industrial-scale biorefinery Summary: Urban biowaste and post-consumer absorbent hygiene products will provide the raw materials for…
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Climate Science Digest: March 10, 2026Science

Climate Science Digest: March 10, 2026

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (March 10, 2026), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
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Biochar turns buildings into thermal batteries that cut cooling demandScience

Biochar turns buildings into thermal batteries that cut cooling demand

Engineered biochar–clay 'thermal sponge' turns waste wood into a green cooling battery for buildings Summary: Waste wood biochar could help turn buildings into thermal batteries,…
SourceSourceFebruary 17, 2026 Full article
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Earth’s climate flipped rapidly even in an ice-free worldClimate

Earth’s climate flipped rapidly even in an ice-free world

New findings help explain abrupt climate swings – even in ancient ice-free greenhouse worlds – and offer insights for future warming scenarios Earth’s climate is…
SourceSourceJanuary 19, 2026 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: December 15, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: December 15, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (December 15, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
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Climate Science Digest: November 7, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: November 7, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (November 7, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
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Climate Science Digest: November 4, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: November 4, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (November 4, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Climate Science Digest: November 3, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: November 3, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (November 3, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Geoengineering method could disrupt El Niño, study warnsClimate

Geoengineering method could disrupt El Niño, study warns

UC Santa Barbara scientists find cloud seeding could destabilize El Niño, raising concerns about geoengineering impacts Summary: A modeling study in the journal Earth’s Future…
SourceSourceSeptember 17, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: September 16, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: September 16, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (September 16, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Climate Science Digest: September 8, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: September 8, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (September 8, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Climate Science Digest: August 24, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: August 24, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (August 24, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Climate Science Digest: August 14, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: August 14, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (August 14, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Climate Science Digest: July 11, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: July 11, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 11, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Climate Science Digest: July 8, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: July 8, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 8, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Microbe turns CO₂ into stone using clean mineralization pathwayScience

Microbe turns CO₂ into stone using clean mineralization pathway

At more than 470 times the atmospheric concentration of CO₂, a humble soil bacterium does something extraordinary: it turns gas into stone Summary: A soil-dwelling…
SourceSourceJuly 8, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: July 2, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: July 2, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 2, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Climate Science Digest: June 27, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: June 27, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (June 27, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Storm ready: FAU Sensing Institute’s weather network delivers real-time forecastingNews

Storm ready: FAU Sensing Institute’s weather network delivers real-time forecasting

SEA Econet spans from Key West to South Carolina As Floridians prepare for an active 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, the most serious threat may not…
SourceSourceJune 5, 2025 Full article
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Smart dimples slash drag, steer spherical vehicles with easeScience

Smart dimples slash drag, steer spherical vehicles with ease

A spherical prototype that can change its surface from smooth to dimpled cuts through drag and generates lift Summary: A new type of smart vehicle…
SourceSourceMay 19, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: May 14, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: May 14, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (May 14, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Rethinking energy efficiency can cut global industrial CO₂ emissions by 5%Climate

Rethinking energy efficiency can cut global industrial CO₂ emissions by 5%

How to reduce global CO₂ emissions from industry Summary: Reducing global carbon dioxide emissions from industry by at least five per cent is possible -…
SourceSourceMay 10, 2025 Full article