Energy

Various automotive products and battery types from brands like Halfords and Panasonic displayed on a light blue background.
Clean Energy
Why batteries come in so many sizes and shapes
Despite all working the same way, batteries are made in different sizes and shapes for reasons of cost and how easy they are to make.
Wesley Chang
A fusion energy locomotive emits a large plume of smoke as it travels through a rugged, mountainous landscape.
Clean Energy
Even as the fusion era dawns, we’re still in the Steam Age
Why do we use steam rather than other gases? Steam has lasted this long because we have an abundance of water, covering 71% of Earth’s surface.
Andreas Helwig
a photo of a Terraformer
Clean Energy
This startup is making natural gas from sunlight, water, and air
Terraform Industries is using sunlight, water, and air to create synthetic natural gas — and keep methane out of the atmosphere.
Kristin Houser
an image of the KSTAR nuclear fusion facility
Clean Energy
Korea’s “artificial sun” sets nuclear fusion record
Kristin Houser
Industrial surface facility with an underground nuclear laboratory or storage accessed via a vertical shaft.
Clean Energy
Nuclear’s role in a net-zero world
Nicola Jones | Knowable Magazine
Lava flowing through cooled volcanic rock, creating a striking contrast in texture and color with deposits of stone wool.
Engineering
“Stone wool”: lava-based material is more efficient, lasts longer than most insulation materials
Gaana Krishnendu and Vinay Pratap Singh
Abstract split image taken from the surface of the ocean
Climate Crisis
How one startup is using the ocean to fight climate change
Kristin Houser
Sunset with wind turbines silhouetted against a vibrant orange sky, showcasing Africa's commitment to clean energy.
Clean Energy
Here’s what it’ll take to power Africa’s clean energy future
Rebecca Peters and Christiane Zarfl
3d illustration of a stylized electric toaster with slices of bread inside, powered by a sand battery.
Clean Energy
Startup is building a giant sand battery in Finland
Kristin Houser
A stylized illustration of a shower head spraying water
Sustainability
More water pressure means shorter showers, UK study finds
Ross Pomeroy
A black and yellow image of a tokamak during nuclear fusion reactions
Clean Energy
AI solves huge problem holding back fusion power
Kristin Houser
a collage of a satellite above earth and pollution
Climate Crisis
Google AI is searching the world for methane leaks from space
Kristin Houser
electron beam welding being employed on a metal tube
Clean Energy
How electron beams could jumpstart the nuclear industry
Kristin Houser