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Virus-Assembled Microbatteries
By Lauren Rugani | 08/21/2008 | 0 Comments
Researchers at MIT used a virus to assemble two major components of a working microbattery.
Battling Cellulose
By Michelle Chang | 08/19/2008 | 2 Comments
Insights into biomass could improve biofuel production.
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Solar Boom
By Dean Takahashi | 2 Comments
New twists on three leading solar technologies.
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Intensifying the Sun
By Kevin Bullis | 6 Comments
A new way to concentrate sunlight could make solar power competitive with fossil fuels.
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Tesla Roadster
By Kevin Bullis | 2 Comments
A look under the hood of the electric sports car that is generating a buzz.
More Energy-Efficient Ethanol
By Jennifer Chu | 08/18/2008 | 5 Comments
A process used in wastewater treatment may increase efficiency in ethanol plants.
Natural Gas to Gasoline
By Tyler Hamilton | 08/15/2008 | 11 Comments
A firm claims to have a cheaper way to harness natural gas.
More-Efficient Solar Cells
By Kevin Bullis | 08/14/2008 | 8 Comments
A new solar panel could lower costs and improve efficiency.
Better Batteries Charge Up
By Tyler Hamilton | 08/05/2008 | 44 Comments
A startup reports progress on a battery that stores more energy than lithium-ion ones.
A Cool Fuel Cell
By Kevin Bullis | 08/04/2008 | 17 Comments
A novel low-temperature electrolyte could make solid-oxide fuel cells more practical.
Solar-Power Breakthrough
By Kevin Bullis | 07/31/2008 | 69 Comments
Researchers have found a cheap and easy way to store the energy made by solar power.
Tidal Power Comes to Market
By Brittany Sauser | 07/29/2008 | 13 Comments
A large-scale tidal-power unit has started up in Northern Ireland.
Cheaper White-Light LEDs
By Lauren Rugani | 07/29/2008 | 3 Comments
Replacing sapphire with silicon could lead to more-affordable LEDs.
Boosting Cellulosic Biofuels
By Duncan Graham-Rowe | 07/28/2008 | 4 Comments
A catalytic process could improve thermochemical routes to ethanol.
More-Efficient Thermoelectrics
By Kevin Bullis | 07/24/2008 | 32 Comments
An advance makes the conversion of heat to electricity practical.
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