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Solar Impulse aims to push innovation on the ground
The sun-powered plane made history by flying across America without fuel, but its creators have a bigger vision than changing air travel
The sun-powered plane made history by flying across America without fuel, but its creators have a bigger vision than changing air travel
A Sneak Peek of the National Grid on Renewables
A government research facility uses a megawatt-scale simulator and supercomputer to test futuristic grid technologies without disrupting today’s grid.
A government research facility uses a megawatt-scale simulator and supercomputer to test futuristic grid technologies without disrupting today’s grid.
Energy
Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Friday, Jul 12, 2013, 8:30am
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Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Friday, Jul 12, 2013, 8:30am
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Dangerous global warming could be reversed, say scientists
A combination of burning trees for energy and capturing and storing carbon dioxide could offset and even reverse emissions
A combination of burning trees for energy and capturing and storing carbon dioxide could offset and even reverse emissions
Environment
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 11, 2013, 8:26am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 11, 2013, 8:26am
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‘Holographic Duality’ Hints at Hidden Subatomic World
According to modern quantum theory, energy fields permeate the universe, and flurries of energy in these fields, called “particles” when they are pointlike and “waves” when they are diffuse, serve as the building blocks of matter and forces. But new ...
According to modern quantum theory, energy fields permeate the universe, and flurries of energy in these fields, called “particles” when they are pointlike and “waves” when they are diffuse, serve as the building blocks of matter and forces. But new ...
Why Toyota and GM Are Pushing Fuel-Cell Cars to Market
Falling costs are making fuel-cell vehicles look like a plausible alternative to conventional cars.
Falling costs are making fuel-cell vehicles look like a plausible alternative to conventional cars.
Energy
Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Friday, Jul 05, 2013, 8:04am
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Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Friday, Jul 05, 2013, 8:04am
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X-rays reveal power of bat flight
X-ray videos reveal the movement of bats' skeletons as they fly and show how the mammals "recycle energy" in their tendons.
X-ray videos reveal the movement of bats' skeletons as they fly and show how the mammals "recycle energy" in their tendons.
Physiology
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Friday, Jul 05, 2013, 8:04am
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Source: BBC News
Posted on: Friday, Jul 05, 2013, 8:04am
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Catastrophic power outages on the rise, but new tech helps keep lights on
Last year, nearly a tenth of the world's population — 620 million people — lost power at once. The cause? Two simultaneous failures on India's enormous electric grid. Now, a new computer algorithm could lower the chances of such massive blackouts from recurring.
Last year, nearly a tenth of the world's population — 620 million people — lost power at once. The cause? Two simultaneous failures on India's enormous electric grid. Now, a new computer algorithm could lower the chances of such massive blackouts from recurring.
Energy
Source: NBCnews
Posted on: Wednesday, Jul 03, 2013, 8:07am
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Source: NBCnews
Posted on: Wednesday, Jul 03, 2013, 8:07am
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Flexible Glass Could Make Tablets Lighter and Solar Power Cheaper
NREL shows that Corning’s Willow glass can be used to make flexible solar cells that could be installed in place of roofing shingles.Researchers at the U.S. government’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory have built flexible solar cells using a thin and pliable kind of glass from Corning, the company that makes the glass that covers iPhone screens. The new solar cells could make rooftop solar power far cheaper.
NREL shows that Corning’s Willow glass can be used to make flexible solar cells that could be installed in place of roofing shingles.Researchers at the U.S. government’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory have built flexible solar cells using a thin and pliable kind of glass from Corning, the company that makes the glass that covers iPhone screens. The new solar cells could make rooftop solar power far cheaper.
Energy
Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Wednesday, Jul 03, 2013, 8:07am
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Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Wednesday, Jul 03, 2013, 8:07am
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Too Much Wind Energy? Save It Underground in Volcanic Rock Reservoirs
A new study shows compressed air storage in porous geologic formations could help the Pacific Northwest manage its surplus of intermittent renewable energy.
A new study shows compressed air storage in porous geologic formations could help the Pacific Northwest manage its surplus of intermittent renewable energy.
Energy
Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Wednesday, Jul 03, 2013, 8:07am
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Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Wednesday, Jul 03, 2013, 8:07am
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Put Down Oil Drill, Pick Up The Test Tube: Making Fuel From Yeast
Synthetic biologist Jay Keasling has already taught yeast to make the leading anti-malarial drug. His next project takes the technology a step further, using yeast to turn plant waste into diesel — and maybe gasoline and jet fuel, too.
Synthetic biologist Jay Keasling has already taught yeast to make the leading anti-malarial drug. His next project takes the technology a step further, using yeast to turn plant waste into diesel — and maybe gasoline and jet fuel, too.
Reversals of Fortune in House Version of DOE Research Budget
Fusion program gets a lifeline whereas basic energy sciences program gets clipped
Fusion program gets a lifeline whereas basic energy sciences program gets clipped
Beyond Ethanol: Drop-In Biofuels Squeeze Gasoline From Plants
The first commercial cellulosic biofuel plant aims to turn Mississippi wood chips into diesel fuel and gasoline that are chemically identical to petroleum products. Can homegrown "drop-in" biofuels transform transportation?
The first commercial cellulosic biofuel plant aims to turn Mississippi wood chips into diesel fuel and gasoline that are chemically identical to petroleum products. Can homegrown "drop-in" biofuels transform transportation?
Energy
Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Thursday, Jun 27, 2013, 8:51am
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Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Thursday, Jun 27, 2013, 8:51am
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Can An Old Massachusetts Fishing Port Light The World Again?
Once known as the City That Lit the World, New Beford's whale oil powered candles and lamps around the country. Now, the Massachusetts city wants to become an energy capital again, but this time with offshore wind.
Once known as the City That Lit the World, New Beford's whale oil powered candles and lamps around the country. Now, the Massachusetts city wants to become an energy capital again, but this time with offshore wind.
Why Tesla Thinks It Can Make Battery Swapping Work
Tesla is set to announce a way to make recharging its electric vehicles faster than filling up a gas tank.
Tesla is set to announce a way to make recharging its electric vehicles faster than filling up a gas tank.
Energy
Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Thursday, Jun 20, 2013, 8:13am
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Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Thursday, Jun 20, 2013, 8:13am
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Is the future of clean energy a pond of algae in every backyard?
The green credentials of biofuel crops have been sullied in recent years. Rienk van Grondelle believes the answer to the world's clean energy needs will be super-efficient algae
The green credentials of biofuel crops have been sullied in recent years. Rienk van Grondelle believes the answer to the world's clean energy needs will be super-efficient algae
Energy
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013, 8:58am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013, 8:58am
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Materials Scientists Build Chlorophyll-based Phototransistor
Coat a layer of graphene with chlorophyll and you get a remarkably sensitive light-activated switch, say physicists
Coat a layer of graphene with chlorophyll and you get a remarkably sensitive light-activated switch, say physicists
Energy
Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013, 7:59am
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Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013, 7:59am
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America's Petrochemical Landscape
Beyond the drilling rigs, the fossil-fuel industry spreads far and wide across the land.
Beyond the drilling rigs, the fossil-fuel industry spreads far and wide across the land.
Energy
Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013, 7:59am
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Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013, 7:59am
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Electrofuels: Charged Microbes May "Poop Out" a Gasoline Alternative
Run current through genetically engineered microorganisms, and they produce gasoline substitute. Can U.S.-funded electrofuels research finish the drive from lab to market?
Run current through genetically engineered microorganisms, and they produce gasoline substitute. Can U.S.-funded electrofuels research finish the drive from lab to market?
Energy
Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013, 7:59am
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Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013, 7:59am
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Solar plane lands at Washington on journey across U.S.
An airplane entirely powered by the sun landed in Washington on Sunday after a flight from St. Louis, the next-to-last leg of a journey across the United States intended to boost support for clean energy technologies.
An airplane entirely powered by the sun landed in Washington on Sunday after a flight from St. Louis, the next-to-last leg of a journey across the United States intended to boost support for clean energy technologies.
Cheaper Ways to Capture Carbon Dioxide
Techniques developed at MIT and Pacific Northwest National Lab could make it more affordable to burn fossil fuels without releasing carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.
Techniques developed at MIT and Pacific Northwest National Lab could make it more affordable to burn fossil fuels without releasing carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.
Energy
Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Thursday, Jun 13, 2013, 10:56am
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Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Thursday, Jun 13, 2013, 10:56am
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EIA Says Worldwide Shale Oil And Gas Potential Is Huge
A surge in oil and gas production from shale rock has transformed energy in the United States, helping reverse declines in oil production and prompting a massive shift from coal to natural gas electricity production that has led to a significant drop in carbon dioxide emissions (since burning coal releases more carbon dioxide than burning natural gas).
A surge in oil and gas production from shale rock has transformed energy in the United States, helping reverse declines in oil production and prompting a massive shift from coal to natural gas electricity production that has led to a significant drop in carbon dioxide emissions (since burning coal releases more carbon dioxide than burning natural gas).
Energy
Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 11, 2013, 9:03am
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Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 11, 2013, 9:03am
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Sunflower mirrors power California's desert farm
The Ivanpah solar power project is taking shape in the Mojave Desert and should eventually produce enough electricity to power 140,000 homes
The Ivanpah solar power project is taking shape in the Mojave Desert and should eventually produce enough electricity to power 140,000 homes
Energy
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Monday, Jun 10, 2013, 8:04am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Monday, Jun 10, 2013, 8:04am
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Obese black holes outshone stars in earliest galaxies
Collapsing gas clouds in the very young universe could have formed many "obese" black holes, pouring out energy that is still visible today
Collapsing gas clouds in the very young universe could have formed many "obese" black holes, pouring out energy that is still visible today
Astronomy
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Jun 07, 2013, 8:43am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Jun 07, 2013, 8:43am
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First "Small Modular" Nuclear Reactors Planned for Tennessee
A U.S. government-supported project in Tennessee seeks to launch a new kind of nuclear plant—a "small modular reactor." Can downsizing address both cost and safety concerns?
A U.S. government-supported project in Tennessee seeks to launch a new kind of nuclear plant—a "small modular reactor." Can downsizing address both cost and safety concerns?
Energy
Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Thursday, Jun 06, 2013, 8:52am
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Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Thursday, Jun 06, 2013, 8:52am
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'Artificial Leaf' Seen as Hope for Clean Energy
Imagine an artificial leaf that mimics photosynthesis, which lets plants harness energy from the sun. But this leaf would have the ability to power your homes and cars with clean energy using only sunlight and water. This is not some far-off idea of the future....
Imagine an artificial leaf that mimics photosynthesis, which lets plants harness energy from the sun. But this leaf would have the ability to power your homes and cars with clean energy using only sunlight and water. This is not some far-off idea of the future....
Minister attacks climate sceptics
Lib Dem energy and climate secretary Ed Davey is to make an unprecedented attack on "blinkered" and "publicity-seeking" climate change sceptics.
Lib Dem energy and climate secretary Ed Davey is to make an unprecedented attack on "blinkered" and "publicity-seeking" climate change sceptics.
Environment
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Monday, Jun 03, 2013, 9:16am
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Source: BBC News
Posted on: Monday, Jun 03, 2013, 9:16am
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Grasping for Ways to Capture Carbon Dioxide on the Cheap
Wind and solar get all the attention, but a key path to lowering emissions involves finding a less expensive way to do carbon capture.
Wind and solar get all the attention, but a key path to lowering emissions involves finding a less expensive way to do carbon capture.
Energy
Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Thursday, May 30, 2013, 7:37am
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Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Thursday, May 30, 2013, 7:37am
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A hidden population of exotic neutron stars 
Magnetars – the dense remains of dead stars that erupt sporadically with bursts of high-energy radiation – are some of the most extreme objects known in the Universe. A major campaign using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and several other satellites shows magnetars may be more diverse – and common – than previously thought.
Magnetars – the dense remains of dead stars that erupt sporadically with bursts of high-energy radiation – are some of the most extreme objects known in the Universe. A major campaign using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and several other satellites shows magnetars may be more diverse – and common – than previously thought.
Astronomy
Source: Chandra X-ray Center
Posted on: Friday, May 24, 2013, 12:45pm
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Source: Chandra X-ray Center
Posted on: Friday, May 24, 2013, 12:45pm
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Whirlpools on the nanoscale could multiply magnetic memory
"We spent 15 percent of home energy on gadgets in 2009, and we're buying more gadgets all the time," says Peter Fischer of the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). Fischer lets you know right away that while it's scientific curiosity that inspires his research at the Lab's Advanced Light Source (ALS), he intends it to help solve pressing problems.
"We spent 15 percent of home energy on gadgets in 2009, and we're buying more gadgets all the time," says Peter Fischer of the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). Fischer lets you know right away that while it's scientific curiosity that inspires his research at the Lab's Advanced Light Source (ALS), he intends it to help solve pressing problems.
Physics
Source: DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Posted on: Thursday, May 23, 2013, 8:00am
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Source: DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Posted on: Thursday, May 23, 2013, 8:00am
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New method for producing clean hydrogen
Duke University engineers have developed a novel method for producing clean hydrogen, which could prove essential to weaning society off of fossil fuels and their environmental implications.
Duke University engineers have developed a novel method for producing clean hydrogen, which could prove essential to weaning society off of fossil fuels and their environmental implications.
Energy
Source: Duke University
Posted on: Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 1:30pm
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Source: Duke University
Posted on: Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 1:30pm
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