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A Tiny Machine

Electrical and computer engineers at UC Santa Barbara have created a design for a nanoscale computing device to keep up with the demand…

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A Complete Waste of Energy

Researchers at the University of Utah have developed microscopic electronic switches to prevent "vampire devices" from using power when…

Research

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Interconnection: The Key to Realizing Your Distributed Energy Policy Dream

In a series of articles, GTM explores grid interconnection--a crucial aspect of the implementation of energy policy.

Industry and Business

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MIT Breaks Nuclear Fusion Record In Bid to Unlock New Clean Energy Sources

MIT has worked on their Alcator C-Mod for over 20 years in their effort to make fusion a viable energy source.

Research

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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,…

Industry and Business

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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.

Research

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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…

Industry and Business

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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.

Industry and Business

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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?

Industry and Business

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Advance in Low-Cost Clean Energy Generation

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

Research

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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.

Industry and Business

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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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