A team of Stanford University researchers, including former Energy Secretary Steven Chu, believes it has achieved the “holy grail” of lithium battery design: an anode of pure lit... Read more
Falling costs are making fuel-cell vehicles look like a plausible alternative to conventional cars. Hydrogen-powered vehicles have been out of the spotlight for years, but they’re about to m... Read more
Can small, LEGO-like reactors help create better prospects for the nuclear industry? Small may be beautiful for the nuclear power industry So argue a host of would-be builders of novel nucle... Read more
The art, luck and risks involved in turning a new process into a viable U.S. company The second of a four-part series. LEXINGTON, Mass. — Away from curious visitors’ eyes, labora... Read more
Steven Chu wants to save the world by transforming its largest industry: energy. Read more
Image via Wikipedia Most research on renewable energy has focused on replacing the electricity that now comes from burning coal and natural gas. But the spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the reli... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Some argue that major technical breakthroughs are needed to make electricity from sunshine cheap. Are they right? Do the photovoltaics that can transform sunshine into el... Read more