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These Windows Tint With a Flick of a Switch
Stanford engineers are developing electric windows that block glare without blocking your view
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How Strong Is a Zap From an Electric Eel? Shockingly Strong
A biologist learns an eel’s power first hand, allowing himself to be repeatedly shocked in the name of science
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These New Solar Cells Are Modeled After a Fly’s Eye
Stanford University researchers may have found a way for perovskites to compete with silicon in the solar panel market
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Henry Bliss, America’s First Pedestrian Fatality, Was Hit By an Electric Taxi
The driver was arrested but released after hitting Bliss
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The Farmboy Who Invented Television
The inventor of television’s career presages many of the good and bad things about Silicon Valley
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Why Salt Is This Power Plant’s Most Valuable Asset
Compressed air energy storage can help keep the grid running and pave the way for renewables
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Renewables Generated Ten Percent of U.S. Energy In March
Longer days, stronger wind and reduced electricity demand helped green energy break double digits for the first time
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Pour to Recharge Your Electric Vehicle
Purdue University scientists have created a liquid-based battery that could one day be recharged at a gas station pump in just minutes
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Is Light Pollution Really Pollution?
As countries grow richer, light pollution gets worse–but some are fighting to change that
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Tweaking the Tiny Electrical Charges Inside Cells Can Fight Infection
It works in tadpoles. Could it work in humans?
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Here’s How FDR Explained Making Electricity Public
“My friends, my policy is as radical as the Constitution of the United States,” he said
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Is This New Material a Game Changer for Thermoelectricity?
Researchers at the University of Utah have developed an inexpensive, non-toxic material that converts heat to electricity
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People Piqued by Plans to Place LED Lights in Rome
Foes of the energy-efficient lights take a dim view to the city’s new bulbs
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Charging Ahead: The Future of Batteries
Battery research is at a tipping point, and it’s never been more important
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Untangling the History of Christmas Lights
This bright idea was ahead of its time
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Britain’s First Robot Lives Again
A recreation of the spark-spitting Eric the Robot is once again delighting audiences
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The Answer to India’s Energy Crisis Could Be Blowing in the Wind
The 2016 Young Scientist Challenge winner modeled her energy harvester after a tree
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Can This Electric Bus Really Go 350 Miles On a Single Charge?
Some think a breakthrough by a California company could be the beginning of the end for smoky, noisy buses
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Getting Up Close and Personal With America’s First Offshore Wind Farm
The newly-erected turbines off of Block Island may signal the future of American wind power
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Could This Painless Brain Stimulation Help Treat Depression and Alzheimer’s?
UNC researchers have shown that transcranial alternating current stimulation can help improve memory
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