The reason why people are always reluctant when it comes to nuclear power is the fear of explosion. Although it is a source of large amounts of clean energy, a lot of resources go into maintaining and protecting the...
Urban pollution attracted quite a lot of attention over the past few months, with concentrations of toxic emissions the world's metropolitan cities of Beijing, London and Paris reaching the highest levels ever.
Nevertheless, the importance of indoor air pollution have...
Moving Tesla Motors manufacturing to China could bring that price down, but the Chinese nouveau-riche love their import luxury cars. In fact, one Chinese investor recently ordered 100 Tesla Model S to be shipped, but not before being convertible-converted...
We’ve covered graphene on this site a number of times, but of course, what is it? Where does it come from? What does it do? Can you buy it? Will it give you superpowers?
Well, as far as giving you...
Scientists and researchers are still coming up with ways to use graphene, perhaps the greatest wünder-material in recent memory.
Graphene, an atom-thick single-layer two-dimensional lattice of pure carbon, has been known for decades, yet only recently has been getting the...
According to climate change scientists, reduction of carbon dioxide emissions is an absolute necessity to address the source of the problem, if it isn’t too late to do anything about it.
According to the EPA (US Environmental Protection Agency) about...
As pointed out in a famous movie, human beings generate a lot of extra heat. This renewable energy source could be harvested, hopefully not to power some robot-horde, but perhaps some of tomorrow’s wearable devices.
Take, for example, the smartwatch,...
Hydraulic fracturing, also known as “fracking,” has been hailed by some as the key to reducing carbon dioxide emissions, but condemned by others because the practice can be highly polluting.
Could it be, as well, that fracking is actually responsible...
As automakers pursue higher fuel efficiency, one method, such as in plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, is to reduce powertrain power output and weight.
At the same time, however, drivers have a hard time adapting to less-powerful powertrains, so plug-in hybrid...
The Chevy Volt extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) is one of those great stepping-stone vehicles between conventional and electric. Soon, it will be even more capable.
Currently, the Chevy Volt has a measly 37-mile electric vehicle (EV) range, but that doesn’t...
