Rev Up Photosynthesis to Boost Crop Yields
Photosynthesis actually is an inefficient process, but a biological chemist is trying to crank it up.
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Blockchain beyond Bitcoin: The Energy Sector
Freelance science journalist Kevin Begos reports from the U.S. Power and Renewable Summit in Austin, Texas, on the use of blockchain technology to make more efficient energy markets and distribution.
Former Utility CEO Brings Solar Power to Africa
Duke Energy's Jim Rogers is trying to light up rural countries one village at a time
Trump Wants Offshore Drilling, but States Are Choosing Wind Energy
States bordering the outer continental shelf are looking for carbon-free electricity as the Trump administration rolls back rules requiring it
Trump's Tax Bill Seen as a "Poke in the Eye" to America's Solar Future
Are tariffs on solar panels and cuts to energy research preparing the U.S. for the inevitable growth in renewables?
A Future for American Energy
At the first Science Meets Congress event, Energy Solutions for a Sustainable Future, energy and innovation experts from academia, government and the private sector talked with Scientific American Editor in Chief Mariette DiChristina about American's energy future.
NASA Pushes for Nuclear-Powered Space Missions
The space agency’s Kilopower project could end a half-century hiatus for U.S. reactors in space
Wind Turbines May Turn Slower in a Warmer World
Changes in global temperatures could affect air flow around the planet
Smarter Management Means More Inventions Get to Market
Rosemarie Truman, CEO of the Center for Advancing Innovation, says a better system of governance for federally funded inventions could lead to many more good ones becoming commercialized.
Shape-Shifting Metals Could Generate Electricity from Wasted Heat
A prototype waste-heat engine runs by cycling hot and cold water through its pistons
Atomic Age Began 75 Years Ago with the First Controlled Nuclear Chain Reaction
The finding that fission releases huge amounts of energy launched a scientific and military race to understand and use this new atomic source of power
Tesla Switches on World's Biggest Lithium Ion Battery
The battery will feed Australia’s shaky power grid
North Korea Missile Test: Best Response May Be Surprisingly Low-Tech
Security expert offers a scientific perspective on realistic options for the U.S.
Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2017
Disruptive solutions that are poised to change the world
Repair or Renovate? Puerto Rico Faces Stark Power Grid Options
The island wants to upgrade its infrastructure, but must first wait for the lights to come back on
How a Victorian Lawyer from Wales Invented the Hydrogen Fuel Cell
The gas battery’s history began with a brief note to chemist and physicist Michael Faraday at the Royal Institution
Radical Proposal Would Prop Up Coal Power Industry
Energy Secretary Rick Perry and his department want to tilt the playing field in the name of helping a supposedly frail electric grid
Smog Casts a Shadow on China's Solar Farms
The wintertime smog in China's northeastern provinces is so severe it blocks more than 20 percent of sunlight from reaching the region's solar panels. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Trump Administration Is Repealing Obama's Clean Power Plan
The regulation limited planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions from power plants
China's Huge Investments in Science Are Starting to Pay Off
Seeing a chance to lead, China is deploying clean energy, quantum satellites and genomics
