When ionic salts, made of bundles positively and negatively charged particles, dissolve in water, the bundles break apart, leaving positively and negatively charged particles…
Aaswath received his Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Stanford University and is passionate about improving the efficiency of energy systems. In this TED talk,…
Scientists want to power the world with solar and wind energy, a feat they say is possible with large-scale wind and solar farms. Now, an…
Unlike the solar cells, you're used to seeing, organic photovoltaics are made of compounds that are dissolved in ink and can be printed and…
The ITER fusion energy project aimed at demonstrating that fusion energy works on a large scale with a net surplus of energy produced - now…
The duck curve is a graph of power production over the course of a day that shows the timing imbalance between peak demand and…
Energy is the most powerful and useful concept in all of physics, but what exactly is it? PBS Space-Time Explains. In physics energy is not…
Since Dawn arrived in orbit at Ceres in March 2015, scientists have located more than 300 bright areas on Ceres. The first group of bright…
Researchers are working on a way to create a battery inspired by the electric eel. This bio-compatible battery can be flexible, transparent and completely not…
Hosted by the Milken Institute, this session convenes senior elected state officials, business executives and conservationists to discuss California's future climate and energy policy. Presenters…
Fifteen miles off Scotland's North Sea coast is a new wind farm, with the world's first floating turbines (World’s first floating wind farm takes shape…
The most expensive component in an electric vehicle is the battery pack. But the market for lithium-ion batteries is undergoing an explosive development and aggressive…
Bloomberg shows us how the age of batteries is just getting started. In the latest episode of our animated series, Sooner Than You Think, Bloomberg’s…
A water splitting paint is the latest innovation to save the world. Researchers at the University in Australia have developed a new kind of paint…
New nuclear energy technology has come a long way - but can we get over our fears? This is the fifth episode of Climate Lab,…
China is the now world's largest emitter of greenhouse gasses, using fossil fuels to drive rapid industrialization. But it has also become the world leader…
Joe Lassiter is a deep thinker and straight talker focused on developing clean, secure and carbon-neutral supplies of reliable, low-cost energy. His analysis of the…
It is not just utility companies racing to respond to the rise of renewable energy. Oil and gas giant Statoil is building on four decades…
On Earth, fusion occurs on a larger scale only in hydrogen bombs, but a lot of money and research is being invested into harnessing fusion…
In a new twist to waste-to-fuel technology, scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed an electrochemical process that uses tiny…