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2016's Greenest Cities in America

David Auston, director of the TomKat Carbon Neutrality Projects in the Institute for Energy Efficiency, comments on 2016's greenest…

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What We’re Doing Wrong in the Search for Better Batteries

According to Don Sadoway of MIT and battery startup Ambri, we aren't doing enough to develop the cheap, grid-scale energy…

Industry and Business

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New Offerings From Honeywell and Ecobee Show That Smart Thermostats Are Getting Cheaper

Smart home thermostats, which are connected across devices and various platforms via WiFi, are showing a steady decrease in price,…

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Diamonds Aren't Forever: Team Creates First Quantum Computer Bridge

Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have created a link between quantum computers using silicon embedded in a diamond matrix.…

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Two-Dimensional Materials Combined to Produce “Quantum LED”

University of Cambridge researchers have combined graphene, boron nitride, and TMDs to make ultrathin quantum LEDs.

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In China and Germany, Renewables Are Outgrowing Their Grids

Plans for the expansion of renewable energy sources in Germany and China have been ambitious, but their energy infrastructure can't keep…

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Here’s Where Utility-Scale Solar Is Thriving in the United States

Thanks to federal tax credits, solar PVs are finally becoming geographically diverse in the United States.

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Nanoscale Confinement Leads to New All-inorganic Perovskite with Exceptional Solar Cell Properties

NREL scientists have made perovskite solar cells using quantum dots for the first time.

Research

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The One and Only Texas Wind Boom

Texas alone is the sixth largest generator of wind power in the world, but is their success replicable?

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Advance in Low-Cost Clean Energy Generation

Researchers have found an alternative to solar energy with the addition of thermoelectrics.

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The Paris Motor Show Confirms It: The Future Is Electric

Many prominent car manufacturers are showing off new and improved electric models at the prestigious motor show.

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Perovskites Become More Stable

Solar cells based on perovskite crystals have made unparalleled advances in performance in the past decade, but most research on these…

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New Research Promises Supercapacitor Breakthrough for Better Energy Storage

A team of German researchers used a hybrid mix of potassium ferricyanide to greatly improve capacitance for superconductors.

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Fusing of Organic Molecules With Graphene Opens Up New Applications

When researchers at the University of Munich combined porphyrin with graphene, they found the fusion has unique electronics applications…

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Next-Generation Thermoelectrics

U.S. Department of Energy-funded research will allow UCSB engineers to explore and expand the thermoelectric power of polymers

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Survey Reveals Projections for Lower Wind Energy Costs

The cost of producing electricity via wind power is expected to fall 24-30 percent by 2030 and 35-41 percent by 2050, according to a…

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