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FLEXIBLE SOLAR CELLS

A novel technique using graphene creates solar cells that can be mounted on surfaces ranging from glass to plastic to[…]

A U.S. district court has ordered the Dakota Access Pipeline to be shut down and emptied of oil while federal[…]

Ways to make roads stiffer are already available and could improve heavy vehicles’ gas mileage at little to no cost,[…]

An important gene in plants could help agricultural crops collaborate better with underground fungi and help them absorb phosphorus. This[…]

General anesthesia uses volatile halogenated gases and nitrous oxide to knock patients out. Very little is metabolized, so when patients[…]

Simply labelling a product as ‘eco-friendly’ isn’t enough. Encouraging shoppers to view themselves as ‘green’ and ‘eco-friendly’ makes them more[…]

Climate experts used to project it wouldn’t be possible to decarbonize the electric grid until 2050—and that moving to fully[…]

FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) has issued a new final rule saying that an approved natural gas project can’t proceed[…]

Solar, wind and other renewable sources have toppled coal in energy generation in the U.S, for the first time in[…]

Adults over 50 who volunteer for at least 100 hours a year (about two hours per week) have a substantially[…]