Energy

Inside materials’ DNA

If you spend any time working on a laptop or using a smart phone, you’ve noticed that computers are lighter,… Read More

September 15, 2010

Girding the grid

In some ways, the interconnecting grids of wires, generators and transformers that power U.S. homes and businesses resemble a patchwork… Read More

December 18, 2009

Cleaning up coal

There’s no way around it: For now, we can’t live without coal. Today it provides more than 40 percent of… Read More

September 11, 2009

Hot stuff

Paul Fischer is plugging in something that one day could help millions of others tap into safe, clean nuclear energy.… Read More

August 13, 2007