Humans have used solar panels to harness the sun’s energy for decades, but plants are still the best, most efficient solar energy converters. Engineers at the University of Michigan created a new...
Dec 28, 2025
A phase-change material, or PCM, releases or absorbs significant energy when it changes states, such as from solid to liquid or gas — like an ice cube melting. Phase-change materials ...
As Midwest manufacturers work to electrify heavy-duty vehicles, a big challenge remains: how to charge them. The trucking industry makes up about one-quarter of the country’s transportation emissions, according to the ...
Digital mapping applications continue to expand as the technology matures. Additional features and more granular visualizations make the technology valuable for planning and managing strategies for mitigating climate change. Purdue ...
The federal government is offering opportunities and funding for private companies to partner with national laboratories for research and development. The U.S. Department of Energy is providing $600,000 for two companies to ...
Numerous projects are underway in the Midwest to prevent bats and birds from colliding with wind turbines. But little reliable information is available about interactions between birds and large-scale solar installations. Scientists at Argonne National ...
Scientists and entrepreneurs across the world are working on innovations to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and ease the gas’s impact on climate change. While some ...
