NASA Releases Stunning Space Photos To Kick Off The ‘International Year Of Light’
by Macrina Cooper-White: The United Nations has declared 2015 the International Year of Light […]
How Much Cheaper Is It To Own An Electric Car?
by Matt Pressman: It might be high-time to save some cash. Buying an electric car, instead of another gas-guzzler, might be a powerful (and easy) way to achieve that noble goal… […]
Webb Has Arrived Successfully At L2
It’s really happening. The James Webb Space Telescope has successfully reached its orbital destination in space, 1.5 million km (1 million miles) from Earth… […]
What’s The Deal With 5G And Plane Safety? Here’s What You Need to Know
by Sufian Yousef: Several international airlines recently cancelled flights into certain US airports over concerns the rollout of 5G mobile communication technology could interfere with some planes’ equipment… […]
Solar-Powered EVs More Possible Than Ever, Thanks To TMDs & Graphene
by Tina Casey: The race is on to build the solar-powered Evs of the future, and it looks like graphene and TMDs could get the ball rolling… […]
Iron-Flow Batteries Could Knock Lithium-Ion Off of Its Number-One Spot
by Christopher McFadden: Get ready for a major EV pivot… […]
Scientists Are Sequencing the Genome of Every Complex Species on Earth
by Jenny Graves: The Earth Biogenome Project, a global consortium that aims to sequence the genomes of all complex life on Earth (some 1.8 million described species) in 10 years, is ramping up… […]
Battery Storage: The Answer To Renewable Energy Intermittency
Renewable energy technologies play a major role in mitigating pressing societal challenges such as climate change and resource depletion… […]
Glasgow Disappointed, But It Inched The World Forward On Climate
by Fred Pearce: The UN climate agreement reached in Glasgow fell far short of what scientists say is needed, angering activists and many delegates. […]
Clash Of Linear vs. Exponential
by Peter Diamandis: A clash between linear and exponential systems is coming… […]
Germany’s Plugin EV Share At Record 36% In December
by Dr. Maximilian Holland: Germany, Europe’s largest auto market and the world’s 5th largest, saw plugin electric vehicle share hit a record of 35.7% in December, up from 26.6% year-on-year… […]
“Mystery” US Energy Storage Company Breaks Through Veil Of Silence
by Tina Casey: The firm FlexGen is set to make its mark its mark on the US energy storage industry, with an assist from North Carolina’s powerful network of rural electric cooperatives… […]
Offshore Wind Catches Fire In Empire State While Others Fiddle
by Tina Casey: Another sign that coal is toast: New York State stakes another $500 million to beat its East Coast rivals to the offshore wind energy punch… […]
Appalachian Power Plan Would Add Solar, Wind and Energy Storage
Appalachian Power said it wants to acquire or contract for 294 MW of solar and 204 MW of wind power over the next three years […]
Ray Kurzweil Predicts Three Technologies Will Define Our Future
by Sveta McShane: This is the last in a four-part series looking at the big ideas in Ray Kurzweil’s book The Singularity Is Near… […]
A Self-Driving Truck Got A Shipment Cross-Country 10 Hours Faster Than A Human Driver
by Vanessa Bates Ramirez: Self-driving cars are taking longer to come to market than many expected… […]
Mercedes Says Its Electric Concept Has 620 Miles Of Range And Seats Made With Mushrooms
by Peter Valdes-Dapena: Mercedes has unveiled a new all-electric concept car, the EQXX, that the company claims can go 620 miles on a single charge… […]
H2 Clipper Will Resurrect Hydrogen Airships To Haul Green Fuel Across The Planet
by Edd Gent: Airships might seem like a technology from a bygone era, but a startup says their new design could become a crucial cog in the green hydrogen supply chain… […]
Oxford Invited An AI To Debate Its Own Ethics—What It Said Was Startling
by Alex Connock and Andrew Stephen: Not a day passes without a fascinating snippet on the ethical challenges created by “black box” artificial intelligence systems… […]
Webb Continues To Unfold; Has Enough Fuel For Over A Decade
by John Timmer: We’re on the verge of trying to fully extend the sunscreen… […]
New Wind Turbine Harvests The Energy From Passing Traffic
by Amir Malewar: When we talk about what kind of wasted energy could be utilized while driving, everyone first thinks of braking energy… […]
EV Credit, Methane Fees: What $555 Billion Climate Plan Would Do
The spending bill House Democrats passed Friday and sent to the Senate calls for the largest-ever investment in fighting climate change: $555 billion on clean power, electric vehicles and resilience to global warming… […]
Automakers Are Electrifying The Family-Friendly SUV
by Marc Carter: It isn’t just small niche automakers that have released new electric vehicles at the 2021 LA Auto Show… […]
Geothermal Energy Is Poised For A Big Breakout
by David Roberts: “An engineering problem that, when solved, solves energy…” […]
Renewables Are Set To Soar
by James Temple: The world will likely witness a wind and solar boom over the next five years, as costs decline and nations raise their climate ambitions… […]
Colorado Steel Mill Is Turning To Solar Power
by Holden Rhodes: Lightsource bp, the world’s third largest solar development and management company, announced last month that it will be launching a 300-megawatt solar array project in Pueblo… […]
Mind-Blowing Tech Could Let Humans Travel From New York To Los Angeles In 1 second
by Joshua Hawkins: What if we could travel at the speed of light? […]
Behind The Wheel, Under The Hood Of World’s First 500-Mile EV
by Lawrence Ulrich: Whether Lucid Motors will succeed in the brutally competitive auto business remains an open question… […]
In Win For EV Supply Chain, U.S.’s First Anode Plant Opens In Tennessee
by John Engel: The U.S.’s first anode manufacturing facility opened in Chattanooga, Tennessee on Monday, a monumental step to enhance the domestic battery supply chain, as it faces increasing demand from electric vehicle makers… [...]
Are Solar Panels Worth It? Our Honest Take (2022)
by Karsten Neumeister: We assess the factors that make a homeowner a good candidate for solar energy… […]
GE’s New Autonomous Electric Pods Have No Steering Wheel, Pedals, Or Cab
by Vanessa Bates Ramirez: Self-driving cars are taking longer to become a reality than many experts predicted… […]
Tesla Made $1.6 billion In Q3, Is Switching To LFP Batteries Globally
The lithium iron phosphate cells are less energy-dense but much longer-lived… […]
Wright Proposes A 100-seat Electric Airliner Powered By Aluminum
by (Fuenti Tech): US-based Light Electric has announced a 100-seat electric short-hop aircraft scheduled to enter service by 2026. It is powered by hydrogen or uses a recyclable metal that the company calls an “aluminum [...]
The Most Powerful Space Telescope Ever Built Will Look Back in Time to the Dark Ages of the Universe
by Chris Impey: Some have called NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope the “telescope that ate astronomy.” […]
U.S. Government Providing $209 Million For EV Battery Research
by John Engel: The U.S. government will provide $209 million in funding for 26 new laboratory electric vehicle battery research projects, and is taking steps to bolster the domestic lithium battery supply chain… […]
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Will Face ‘29 Days On The Edge’
by Elizabeth Howell: The observatory must complete about 50 major deployments after liftoff… […]
90% Of New Cars Sold In Norway Are Now Electric Or Plug-In Hybrids
by Adele Peters: The goal is to get to 100% EV sales by 2025… […]
Drone Delivers Lungs To Transplant Recipient, A Medical First
by George Dvorsky: Two Toronto hospitals were involved in the expedited organ delivery… […]
The Decreasing Cost Of Renewables Unlikely To Plateau Any Time Soon
by Doug Johnson: Early price forecasts underestimated how good we’d get at making green energy… […]
Airless Tires Are Finally Coming In 2024: Here’s Why You’ll Want A Set
by Brian Cooley: Immunity to flats is just the beginning for a tire that could change your driving life… […]
Midwest States form Coalition to Accelerate EV Adoption
by John Engel: The governors of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin signed a memorandum of understanding […]
‘World’s fastest,’ 3-Minute EV Charger Has Arrived
by John Engel: Swiss sustainable technology firm ABB unveiled what it calls the world’s fast EV charger, delivering 100km of range in less than three minutes to up to four vehicles at once… […]
Ford Unveils Plans For EV Mega Campus In Tennessee
by John Engel: Ford Motor Company announced plans on Tuesday for a massive electric vehicle manufacturing campus in Tennessee… […]
The Race for Fusion Power Heats Up as Multiple Projects Hit New Milestones
by Ed Gant: Fusion power could be a silver bullet for the world’s energy and environmental woes, but it’s famously always 30 years away. A recent flurry of announcements is raising hopes that maybe the [...]
Boise, Idaho to reach 100% clean electricity goal by 2023
Days after President Biden visited Boise, Idaho to highlight the need for action on climate change, […]