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Breakthrough in Hydrogen Fuel Production Could Revolutionize Alternative Energy Market
April 3, 2013 Researchers have discovered a way to extract large quantities of hydrogen from any plant, a breakthrough that has the potential to bring a low-cost, environmentally friendly fuel source to the ... > full story -
Energy and the Environment
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Batteries
Environmental Science
Solar Village to House Microgrid Project
April 2, 2013 Four solar homes built by students will soon become home to an experimental microgrid to manage and store renewable ... > full story -
Climate
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Energy and the Environment
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Global Warming
Survey Shows Many Republicans Feel America Should Take Steps to Address Climate Change
April 2, 2013 In a recent survey of Republicans and Republican-leaning Independents, a majority of respondents (62 percent) said they feel America should take steps to address climate change. More than three out ... > full story -
'Waste Heat' May Economize CO2 Capture
March 29, 2013 Scientists have found it may be possible to use "waste" heat to remove CO2 instead of the higher pressure steam needed to make ... > full story -
Discovery Opens Door to Efficiently Storing and Reusing Renewable Energy
March 28, 2013 Researchers have developed a ground-breaking way to make new affordable and efficient catalysts for converting electricity into chemical energy. Their technology opens the door to homeowners and ... > full story -
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Cold Cities Less Sustainable Than Warm Cities, Research Suggests
March 28, 2013 Living in colder climates in the US is more energy demanding than living in warmer climates. Scientists have calculated that climate control in the coldest large metropolitan area in the country ... > full story -
Measuring Mars: The MAVEN Magnetometer
March 26, 2013 When the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission begins its journey to the Red Planet in 2013, it will carry a sensitive magnetic-field instrument built and tested by a team at NASA's ... > full story -
Discovery May Allow Scientists to Make Fuel from Carbon Dioxide in the Atmosphere
March 26, 2013 Excess carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere created by the widespread burning of fossil fuels is the major driving force of global climate change, and researchers the world over are looking for ... > full story -
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Solar Energy
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Geomagnetic Storms
Trees Used to Create Recyclable, Efficient Solar Cell
March 26, 2013 Researchers have developed efficient solar cells using natural substrates derived from plants such as trees. Just as importantly, by fabricating them on cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) substrates, the ... > full story -
Using Fluctuating Wind Power
March 25, 2013 Incorporating wind power into existing power grids is challenging because fluctuating wind speed and direction means turbines generate power inconsistently. Coupled with customers' varying power ... > full story
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