Nanotechnology solutions are already beginning to shape industries like electronics, medical technologies, advanced materials, or pharmaceuticals. Let's take a look at the energy sector as a good ...

When Judy Cardell was finishing graduate school at MIT, her goal was to work for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. She landed a job there, only to discover it wasn’t the right fit after all, ...

Investments in energy projects will total $16 trillion in the next two decades. That investment—along with spending for long-lived buildings, transportation, manufacturing, and public works—could lock ...

In the midst of our nation’s ongoing struggle to bridge the divide around energy innovation, navigating the dynamics around a changing climate and the recognized need for a consensus-driven path ...

Energy access and energy consumption in developing nations have grown to become arguably two of the most indicative barometers of economic prosperity. Interestingly enough, there exists an inherent ...

Biothermal energy is a renewable energy source that seeks to generate electricity from the composting of organic materials. It is often used in agricultural applications, such as by exploiting the ...

Cells manage a wide range of functions in their tiny package — growing, moving, housekeeping, and so on — and most of those functions require energy. But how do cells get this energy in the first ...

In the cavernous basement of Sabathani Community Center in south Minneapolis, two massive, 50-year-old boilers are undergoing maintenance before another long winter. Thelma and Louise, as the boilers ...

Kinetic energy is the energy of mass in motion. The kinetic energy of an object is the energy it has because of its motion. For example, in order to lift a heavy object, we must do work to overcome ...