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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.
Laser-driven ‘stop-action’ technique to identify energy loss
A group of scientists including physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory has…
Robot reveals colorful underwater world beneath Antarctic sea ice
Revealing a colorful world filled with coconut-shaped sponges, dandelion-like worms, pink algae and spidery…
A move away from offshore oil and gas drilling
President Obama moved to solidify his environmental legacy by withdrawing hundreds of millions of acres of…
The bigger, the better, for solar power storage
It would be a lot easier to expand our use of solar and wind energy if we had better ways to store the large…
Renewable energy from centuries-old mine
An ambitious group of engineers sees the shafts in Mineville as a new way to provide a steady flow of electricity…
Graphene quantum dots recycle carbon dioxide
Rather than release waste carbon dioxide into the atmosphere or bury it underground, graphene quantum dots may…
NASA look into the eye of the storm
All eight spacecraft of its latest Earth science mission are in good shape, NASA has confirmed. The Cyclone Global…
Exciton binding energy is the key for efficient solar cells
The golden ticket for successful solar cell technology is efficiency: the amount of sunlight a solar cell can…
Harvesting unused mechanical energy in the environment
A new concept in energy harvesting could capture energy that is currently mostly wasted due to its characteristic…
It’s getting hot in here, so charge up your smart watch
Company founders Akram Boukai, CEO, and Douglas Tham, Chief Technology Officer of Matrix Industries, based in Menlo…