Decision Tool Developed by Ben Hobbs Helps Cities Beat the Heat

Heat waves are deadly and increasingly frequent. They hit urban areas harder than suburban or rural areas because cities have more...

Revealing the Secrets that May Unlock the Potential of Thermoelectric Materials

Disordered thermoelectric materials—which convert heat into electricity—are crucial to the work of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). In addition...

Optica Women Scholars Program Honors Dana Kachman for Work on Solar Cells

This story originally appeared in the Hub. Solar energy has yet to reach its full potential in combating greenhouse gas emissions....

From Waste to Windfall: Engineers’ New Method Extracts Valuable Materials from Mining Discards

This story was written by Jonathan Deutschman, and first appeared in the Hub. Ores that contain metals such as nickel, cobalt,...

Ammonia May Unlock Secrets to Cleaner, Greener Energy

This story was written by Jonathan Deutschman, and originally appeared on the Hub. Does the secret to cleaner energy lie in...

New Project will Lay Groundwork for Open Access to Massive Windfarm Simulations

This story originally appeared in the Hub. Wind power produces over 8% of our nation’s electricity, up from less than 2%...