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The Prophet of Space Trash

Donald Kessler is leading a new study considering what to do about orbital debris, a problem he saw developing decades ago. 01.26.2012

Impatient Futurist: Science Finds a Better Way to Teach Science

After doing some much-needed research, cognitive scienctists are suggesting a new way to boost students’ lagging scores: Get rid of the hallowed (and stultifying) classroom lecture. 01.17.2012

How I Put a Murderer Away With Doppler Radar

Sometimes a smoking gun can be a weather pattern. 01.13.2012

Energy Forum

The Tiny German Village That Went Off the Grid

10.14.2009 A small town in Saxony has figured out how to run entirely on biomass—and create an energy surplus.

Can Geothermal Power Our Future—Without Shaking Our Cities?

New kinds of high-tech heat carriers could help plants achieve both efficiency and safety. 04.12.2010

Future of Energy Panel

11.01.2009

How Would You Like Your Green Car: Hydrogen-Powered, or With a Unicycle on the Side?

10.14.2009

A Problem for Residents of the Future: Powering Those Futuristic Residences

10.14.2009

So Let’s Talk About Energy (By Which I Mean, Solar)

10.13.2009

Okay, Let’s Talk About Energy: Biofuels

10.13.2009

Iceland to Save All Computer Servers (and the World)?

10.13.2009

The Best and the Brightest: Great Solar-Powered Houses

10.13.2009

Five Questions: Turning Microbes Into Micro Refineries

Synthetic biologist Reshma Shetty predicts that we will eventually engineer organisms to grow everything that we manufacture today. 10.12.2009

A Penny-Sized Nuclear Battery Could Keep Going, and Going…

10.12.2009

Color-Changing Solar Roof Tiles Will Entertain You, Heat Your House

10.09.2009

Will These 4 Biofuels Be Bonanzas or Busts?

10.09.2009

The Washing Machine That Can Measure Your Sweat Stains

10.08.2009

Monitor Your Daily Energy Use With Google’s PowerMeter

10.08.2009

Introducing the Most Efficient Solar Power in the World

It's taken 25 years, but a new solar-thermal plant in New Mexico has finally broken the old efficiency record. 10.08.2009

Dow Says Out With Solar Panels, In With Solar Shingles

10.06.2009

U.S. Army Bases Powered with Energy from Garbage

10.06.2009

Harness the Waves! Scotland Launches Giant Cylinder to Nab Sea Power

10.05.2009

Would You Pay $39.99 for an Energy-Efficient Light Bulb?

10.05.2009

The Device That Will Keep Your Mini-Laptop From Melting

As computers get smaller, keeping them cool has become a major problem—until now. 09.01.2009