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Energy refers to the application of engineering to energy efficiency and services, facility management, ecology, and alternative energy technologies. It includes renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, geothermal power, biofuels, and hydro power.
Yellowstone Pool Accompanies Temperature Changes with Thumps
According to the National Park Service, national park visits hit about 312 million, an increase of 15 million over…
Haunted by Phantoms that Drain our Power
Everyone uses wall-wart power supplies somewhere. Most of us use a lot of them. Everything from cordless phones to…
The Race to Greener Rockets
Crewed and uncrewed space flight doesn't create a large percentage of the Earth's carbon emissions. In 2018,…
Temperature-sensing Materials Could (Eventually) Reduce Energy Bills
Researchers at the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) are too cool for…
Air Bubbling Lizard Inspires “Breathing” Supercapacitor
Our natural world is endlessly inspiring. Recently, a team of scientists used a lizard species to create a…
CES 2023 – What to See
If you’re going to CES 2023 in Las Vegas on Jan. 5-8 (and why wouldn’t you?), there's a theme this time—How…
Department of Energy’s Lawrence Livermore Lab Makes Fusion History
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) announced fusion…
Can Solar Energy Help Heal Our Land?
The NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) says that the United States has sustained 338…
Fidget Vibrations Charge Wearable Devices
Fidget spinners were all the rage in 2017. What if we could harvest the energy used to send them spinning to power…
When Green is Black
by Jon Gabay, engineer
We are so manipulated in our society. Others dictate the technologies we will use and…