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Researchers can’t always tell exactly why something works but they can evaluate the outcome

Demand for the metal, which is critical to EV batteries, could soon outstrip supply

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.

In addition to addressing safety concerns, Silicon Valley firms have a strong incentive to create a new venue for increasing the use of their digital devices

Just 1 percent of the vehicles currently on the road are electric. Could this grow to 100 percent?

A social scientist studies how car stickers turn the roads into actual information highways.

Even when autonomous vehicles are doing everything they’re supposed to, the drivers of nearby cars and trucks are still flawed, error-prone humans

State leaders are discussing banning the sale of cars that run on gasoline or diesel

Much of the necessary technology already exists

Due to land constraints in the small city-state, Singapore is placing a cap on the number of cars on its roads while doubling-down on public transportation

Vehicle manufacturers and utilities plan to find ways to cut the U.S. transportation system's energy use in half by 2050

The end of a policy to support carpooling in Jakarta, Indonesia led to an 87 percent increase in evening rush-hour traffic, according to a study published this summer in Science