Sodium-Air Battery Offers Rechargeable Advantages Compared to Lithium
What if we could make a battery out of two extremely common things, like salt and air? Recent Developments in Lithium-Air (Li-Air) and Sodium-Air (Na-Air)...
Clean Fusion Power This Decade
Clean Fusion Power: Closer Than We Think? The dream of harnessing fusion energy, the power source of stars, may be closer to reality than previously...
California May Use Vibrational Energy of Driving to Generate Power
When you drive your car, whether for your daily commute or a weekend trip, you generate more than just the energy from burning fossil...
Berkeley Scientists Discover Inexpensive Metal Catalyst for Generating Hydrogen from Water
An article about this was first written in May 2010 and this article is an update for October 2024. The summary is that hydrogen...
Bacteria Provide New Insights into Human Decision Making
Bacterial Survival Strategies Offer Insights into Human Decision-Making and Survival Recent research into how bacteria respond to stress and make collective survival decisions is providing...
Environmentally Friendly Tires to Boost Mileage and Cut CO2 Emissions
A new generation of “green” automobile tires is revolutionizing the automotive industry by boosting fuel efficiency without compromising safety and durability. These innovative tires have...
“Cheap” Fusion within a decade?
General Fusion, a Canadian startup based in Richmond, British Columbia, is making significant strides in its quest to develop commercial fusion energy. The company has...
US Energy Use a National Security Threat: Study
US Energy Dependence and Vulnerable Grid: A Call to Arms for National Security In a stark warning that underscores the intertwining of energy policy and...
Doomsday Seed Vault’s Stores Are Growing
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, often referred to as the “doomsday” seed vault, continues to expand its collection as researchers work diligently to preserve crop...
Geoengineering, Some Potential Quick Fixes for Global Warming?
What might we humans do with geoengineering to fix global warming as quickly as possible? Here are a few ideas: Afforestation: Planting large numbers of...