
Can Chemistry Offer a Better Lithium Ion Battery?
Research presented at the American Chemical Society's annual meeting highlight improved components, better performance and easier production
Research presented at the American Chemical Society's annual meeting highlight improved components, better performance and easier production
The U.S. National Academy of Sciences suggests it will be "extremely challenging" to cut emissions and oil use by 80 percent by 2050
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Abundant natural gas may undermine alternative energy sources, whether nuclear or electro-fuels
Abundant natural gas may undermine alternative energy sources, whether nuclear or electro-fuels
Caltech engineers have constructed a new kind of microchip that can learn to heal its own information pathways
Amid rising oil and gas production, can the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy get the U.S. to develop alternative, cleaner energy solutions?
Can the innovative car company survive long enough to profit from a growing market for electric vehicles?
Watch the previous iteration of the Buckeye Bullet break 320 miles per hour
A look at the state of flight in 1913 from the archives of Scientific American
A look at the state of flight in 1913 from the archives of Scientific American
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
Few petroleum-powered cars have ever surpassed 400 miles per hour. Now a group of students plans to do it in an electric vehicle
The new railroad terminal was heralded as the "Gateway to America's Greatest City" when it opened on February 1, 1913
The new railroad terminal was heralded as the "Gateway to America's Greatest City" when it opened on February 1, 1913
Fueling cars and trucks with natural gas may help reduce oil dependence even more than electric cars
Google has petitioned the Federal Communications Commission for permission to apparently conduct testing on, well, something
Morbidly obese individuals—those with a BMI of 40 and above—were 80 percent more likely to die in a car crash, according to a study published in Emergency Medical Journal
Futurology has always bounced around between common sense, nonsense and a healthy dose of wishful thinking
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