Living cells pay a hidden energy price not just to run chemical reactions, but to keep them on track and block all the alternatives. A new thermodynamic framework makes it possible to calculate these ...

There are "costs of life" that mechanical physics cannot calculate. A clear example is the energy required to keep specific biochemical processes active—such as those that make up photosynthesis, ...

Learn about whole-life cost, its significance, and how it accounts for total expenses, including hidden costs, of owning an asset from purchase to disposal.

Many people are optimistic about ammonia's potential as an energy source and carrier of hydrogen, and though large-scale ...

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LOOKING at the eyewatering figures on her bills, Yasmine Camilla’s blood ran cold as she realised she had racked up a ...

Beneath those obvious costs lies another that is far less visible and often ignored: the cost of capital. Few topics in ...

Report argues revised regime is needed to address policy changes and increasing size, complexity and cost of offshore wind ...

Property portfolios across Canada are undervalued by as much as 40% due to confusing property valuation with replacement ...