Energy
Shape-Shifting Metals Could Generate Electricity from Wasted Heat
A prototype waste-heat engine runs by cycling hot and cold water through its pistons
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Energy
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
Energy
Tesla Switches on World’s Biggest Lithium Ion Battery
The battery will feed Australia’s shaky power grid
Wind Power Is Getting Taller and Stronger--Especially in Texas
Wind turbines in the U.S. have grown both taller and stronger during the past decade, according to analysis by the Energy Information Administration
Engineering
Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2017
Disruptive solutions that are poised to change the world
Energy
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
Science Meets Congress
Researchers and policy makers gather to discuss energy security and economic growth
Energy
Coal Only Supplied 2 Percent of U.K. Electricity in the First 6 Months of 2017
Just five years ago, coal represented about 40 percent of the electricity mix—a stark contrast as the country moves to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and tackle its air pollution challenges...
Energy Secretary Rick Perry Proposes New Regulation to Prop Up Coal, Nuclear Plants
The rule would guarantee a profit to any power plant with 90 days of fuel stored on-site in the name of grid resiliency — but experts say it will do nothing for resiliency and increase costs for consumers...
Energy
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
Energy
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
Energy
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...
Energy
Scotland is Now Getting Electricity from the World's First Floating Wind Farm
Located just over 15 miles off Scotland's coast, the 30 Megawatt (MW) wind farm is expected to power around 20,000 households.
Climate Change
Trump Administration Is Repealing Obama's Clean Power Plan
The regulation limited planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions from power plants
Policy
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
Energy
You've Heard of Hybrid Cars--How about Hybrid 18-Wheelers?
This month, a start-up company called Hyliion that is looking to hybridize Class 8 trucks around the world raised $21 million in Series A funding
Energy
Shunning Fossil Fuels, 40 Catholic Groups Seek Climate Action
The coalition is the largest number of Catholic institutions to team up for a shift to green energy
Engineering
Known Unknowns: The Dangers of North Korea’s H-Bomb Threat
The U.S.’s 1954 Castle Bravo thermonuclear disaster offers a cautionary tale about what could go wrong
Energy
Check Out This Massive Floating Solar Farm in China
The world’s largest floating solar farm spans the size of 160 football fields and is now generating electricity atop a former coal mine in China
Hurricane Maria Dealt a Devastating Blow to Puerto Rico's Electric Grid
Puerto Rico lost approximately 80 percent of its power lines, and experts expect it will take months to restore power to the island
