Carbon Nanotubes Channel Heat into Light for Solar
The ever-more-humble carbon nanotube may be just the device to make solar panels far more efficient – and anything else that loses energy through heat. Rice University [...]
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Switching to electric vehicles could save the US billions, but timing is everything
Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series of guest columns on innovative energy technologies and opinions. F. Todd Davidson, University of Texas at Austin; Dave [...]
State cap-and-trade systems offer evidence that carbon pricing can work
By Kelly Sims Gallagher, Tufts University Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series of guest columns on innovative energy technologies and opinions. The latest UN [...]
Why We Can’t Reverse Climate Change with ‘Negative Emissions’ Technologies
By Howard J. Herzog, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series of guest columns on innovative energy technologies and [...]
Will Your Car’s Body be Your Battery?
In the same way that the technology industry is looking at energy harvesting through advanced textiles for people, a research team in Sweden is believes it can store energy [...]
Virgin Atlantic Takes Flight with First Waste-to-Fuel Mix
Early this year we introduced you to Lanzatech’s innovative pilot program with Sekisui Chemical Company that uses naturally occurring bacteria to transform waste gases [...]
New Form of Carbon Offers Promise for Batteries
And you thought carbon was just carbon. Scientists have now created a new type of carbon that could make the batteries in our phones, tablet computers and laptops safer, more [...]
“Brewing” Municipal Waste for New Product Materials
Fermentation is the new fad for many foodies, prompting a boom in homemade beers, sauerkrauts, kimchi, and all the accompanying accessories. And now, fermentation may be a [...]
Jet Fuel From Sugarcane: Carbon & Cost Savings
Envision the airport tarmac on a hot sunny day, where heat and jet exhaust make the air shimmer. According to the Air Transport Action Group, the aviation industry is [...]
Cleantech’s Little-Known Multi-Billion-Dollar Market: Oil & Gas Production
Concept: The oil & gas industry isn’t going away any time soon, so let’s consider it a global opportunity for clean tech innovation. To secure a sustainable future, [...]
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