Emily Wright

Washington, D.C., United States

News Designer and Art Director at The Washington Post

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Why some homes survived LA fires, from building materials to prevention

2 months ago | washingtonpost.com | Anna M. Phillips |Niko Kommenda |Alice Li |Naema Ahmed |John Muyskens |Josh Partlow | +1 more

But amid piles of debris and toxic ash, some buildings are still standing. Whether by design or accident, some homes had structural advantages that helped them survive. February 7, 2025 at 6:00 a.m. ESTJust nowIt’s almost impossible for experts to piece together why certain homes burned — most of the evidence is ash. But in the aftermath of the Los Angeles fires, they are closely studying the homes still standing, searching for clues to how homeowners can cope with future wildfires.
Why the world needs lazier robots

Dec 30, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Samanth Subramanian |Emily Wright

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Photos and videos by Jagoda Lasota for The Washington Post December 31, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. EINDHOVEN, Netherlands - On an indoor soccer field here, a championship-winning team is running its drills. Each player stakes out a position, makes precise adjustments and fires the orange ball at another. On the sidelines, manager René van de Molengraft paces and observes.
These batteries could harness the wind and sun to replace coal and gas (FRIDAY)

Nov 26, 2024 | postguam.com | Nicolas Rivero |Emily Wright

SAPPORO, Japan — Ocean winds whip across the beaches, hillsides and sprawling plains of Hokkaido. There’s enough wind energy here for Japan’s northernmost island to power itself and export clean electricity to the rest of the country. But Hokkaido can’t harness all of that power unless it has a way to store energy when breezes are blowing and use it later when the gusts die down.
How to build a battery big enough to solve the world's energy problems

Nov 25, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Nicolas Rivero |Emily Wright

Climate Solutions (Illustration by Emily Wright/The Washington Post) climate leap flowbattery (The Washington Post) Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. By Nicolás Rivero and Emily Wright Photos by Noriko Hayashi for The Washington Post November 26, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. SAPPORO, Japan - Ocean winds whip across the beaches, hillsides and sprawling plains of Hokkaido.
Reinventing the 2nd-most-used commodity on Earth after water

Nov 2, 2024 | postguam.com | William Booth |Emily Wright

MIDDLESBROUGH, England — Behold one of the world’s greatest slag heaps: A towering landfill piled sky-high with the leftovers from the Industrial Revolution. Not a postcard, to be honest. It is an eyesore, hidden under a bit of grass. Once merely dumped, these ashy-gray, fist-size chunks – called slag – were the unloved scum left over from a century of making steel.
Companies push to make concrete, Earth’s second-most-used material, greener

Oct 30, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | William Booth |Emily Wright

Sorry, a summary is not available for this article at this time. Please try again later. MIDDLESBROUGH, England — Behold one of the world’s greatest slag heaps: A towering landfill piled sky high with the leftovers from the Industrial Revolution. Not a postcard, to be honest. It is an eyesore, hidden under a bit of grass. Once merely dumped, these ashy-grey, fist-size chunks — called slag — were the unloved scum left over from a century of making steel.
How to build greener, affordable AC for humidity and hotter summers

Oct 4, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Allyson Chiu |Emily Wright

Sorry, a summary is not available for this article at this time. Please try again later. THANE, India — In this tropical city, where humidity levels oscillate between muggy and oppressive for most of the year, Santosh Naykar’s only defense against the stickiness is a 14-year-old window air-conditioning unit. “We don’t even want to think about going back to life without an air conditioner,” Naykar, 60, said as he directed the flimsy vents toward his face.
See how this green hydrogen plant converts water into clean fuel

Jun 27, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | NicolÃ¡s Rivero |Emily Wright |Mark Felix

CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex. — The tangle of pipes at this industrial plant doesn’t stand out in this city built around the carbon-heavy business of pumping oil and refining it into fuel for planes, ships, trucks and cars. But this plant produces fuel froma different source, one that doesn’t belch greenhouse pollution: hydrogen. Specifically, hydrogen made from water using renewable electricity, also known as green hydrogen. Aerial view of the Infinium plant.
How did we end up with a Biden-Trump rematch again?

May 6, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Amber Phillips |Emily Wright |Tyler Remmel

This is the third election in a row that Americans are unhappy with their two main choices for president. And for the second election in a row, those candidates are Joe Biden and Donald Trump. How did we get here and why are these two unpopular politicians the only viable options? Again? Here’s a quick primer on the basics:How we got BidenHe’s the current president, and most presidents seek reelection. He’s 81 and already the oldest president ever.
Make your own (DMV-edition) Valentine’s Day card to share your love

Feb 10, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Emily Wright |Agnes Lee |Shikha Subramaniam |Aadit Tambe |Stephanie Hays

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Make your own DMV-edition Valentine’s Day card to share your loveForget to grab a Valentine’s card for your DMV lover? We’re not here to judge. We’re here to help. Just pick a color and your favorite message, and we’ll make you a card that brings a smile to even the grumpiest Valentine. Editing by Madison Walls and Tara McCarty. Copy editing by Jeremy Hester and Rebecca Branford.