Energy and Power

Although it is possible to remove greenhouse gases from the air, the process has...

Today's solar cells are pretty amazing, thanks to research advances inspired by art, computers, and...

In many ways, graphene seems to be the cure-all solution for anything electronic, and it’s...

MIT researchers have demonstrated the thinnest, lightest solar cells that have ever been produced....

To improve lithium-ion batteries, scientists have found inspiration from silly putty, packing peanuts, and algae....

A team of engineers at Stanford University have found a way to make the...

Engineers at Stanford University have set a new record for solar energy output under...

It’s been a banner year for renewable energy in Scotland. In January, a report...

Lithium-air batteries have the potential to be the ultimate battery, with ten times the storage capacity of their lithium-ion counterparts. Scientists at the University of Cambridge in the U.K. have now developed a prototype of a lithium-oxygen battery that is more than 90 percent efficient, with high energy density and the ability to be recharged more than 2,000 times.

German scientists are about to turn on a nuclear fusion machine that has the potential to unlock a new clean, safe, and abundant power source. Engineers at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics spend 1.1 million working hours building the machine, called the Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X).