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Across the globe, local farmers are being displaced to make way for energy crop plantations

Researchers have built the world's tiniest motor

These popular, unmanned aircraft will eventually fall into the hands of hostile nations and terrorists

A photographic essay captures the construction of a 1,900-foot addition to the iconic American landmark

Citing accident and injury stats, the National Transportation Safety Board has recommended a nationwide ban on the use of communications devices while driving. Larry Greenemeier reports

Our picks for some of the coolest tech of the year

The Chevy Volt fire is just one recent example of potential safety risks associated with large-scale energy storage

Expensive batteries and limited recharging stations are the big impediments to making EVs cost-competitive with non-hybrid internal combustion vehicles, but new electricity pricing and distribution models may help break the logjam

Solid oxide fuel cells that can use conventional fossil fuels as well as hydrogen are set to take a larger role in the energy game

Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American

Developments underway could let drivers charge their batteries with magnetic fields