Clean energy stored in electric vehicles to power buildings
Stored energy from electric vehicles (EVs) can be used to power large buildings -- creating new possibilities for the future of smart, renewable energy.
Wildfires pollute much more than previously thought
Wildfires are major polluters. Their plumes are three times as dense with aerosol-forming fine particles as previously believed. For the first time, researchers have...
As local effort against pipeline grows, Dominion eyes expansion.
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After a small victory for activists railing against upgrades to a natural gas compressor station in Ellis Hollow, it appears Dominion Transmission –...
Safeguarding science from Trump.
For decades, Chicago has had a backyard view of science at its most sublime. At Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, physicists hone our understanding of...
Ancient otter tooth found in Mexico suggests mammals migrated across America
An ancient otter tooth recently discovered in Mexico suggests certain mammals migrated across America during the Miocene geologic epoch, roughly 23 million to 5.3...
Energy-efficient cleaning robot
State-of-the-art solar cells are efficient -- but are even more so when they are kept clean. A cleaning robot enables solar panels to deliver...
Solar material for producing clean hydrogen fuel
A new material has been created based on gold and black phosphorus to produce clean hydrogen fuel using the full spectrum of sunlight.
New technology will enable properties to share solar energy
New technology will enable properties to share solar energy and will mean low energy bills for consumers.
Solar paint offers endless energy from water vapor
Researchers have developed a compound that draws moisture from the air and splits it into oxygen and hydrogen. The hydrogen can be captured as...
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