Nanotech in space: Rensselaer experiment to weather the trials of orbit
Novel nanomaterials developed at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Rensselaer) blasted off into orbit on 16 November aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis.
View ArticleThe new wildcatters
Texans’ oil-boom attitude could put the state in a surprising position – leading the charge to alternative energy.
View ArticleEnergyland
The road to clean energy is full of enticing opportunities – and perilous pitfalls. Picking the best path requires avoiding both starry-eyed hype and cynical fatalism. In this special report, PM...
View ArticleBlue sky power
Big-bucks investors (including Google) are gambling tens of millions on a potentially game-changing new energy source – airborne wind turbines. The technology is revolutionary, but can it really turn...
View ArticleTeaching algae to make fuel
New process could lead to production of hydrogen using bioengineered microorganisms.
View ArticleNew technology to cool electronics
In the world of electronics, thermal control is always one of the limiting factors — particularly in space where there is no air to help cool down electronic components. However, researchers have...
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Hydrogen breakthrough: using solar power to split water
Back in 1998, John Turner of the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) demonstrated that he could use sunlight to extract hydrogen from water. Now, there is renewed...
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