Alternative Energy Technology

The algae industry suggests that the National Academy of Sciences's concerns about water are a "nonstarter"

A123 Systems, which commercialized different approaches to lithium ion rechargeable batteries, went under after an 11-year run

A new technology might be able to strip the CO2 from power plant emissions, and generate more electricity at the same time

The editors used a five-star ranking system—and had lots of help from experts—to assess the presidential candidates' responses to 14 top science questions

NYC Tech is expected to be the city's answer to entrepreneurial programs at Stanford University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The bright lights of the big city currently rely on fission, but a new study suggests efficiency and renewables could do the job instead. David Biello reports

How to improve the state of the planet: "everybody can do something"

A new analysis reveals that coral cover on the world's largest biological construct has declined by more than 50 percent since 1985. David Biello reports

Now that researchers know that nickel blocks lithium ions and keeps older batteries from recharging, they can try to modify manufacturing processes to avoid the problem. Gretchen Cuda Kroen reports

An airborne wind turbine turns sea breezes into electricity

How can we break the ice and get a political conversation started about climate change, David Biello asks