Engineering

An experimental thorium reactor in China could greatly expand the number of people who can benefit from clean nuclear energy.

Wind catchers — an ancient technique to beat the heat, could help us once more in our quest for emissions-free cooling.

You could be flying electric by 2023.

To minimize the cost of building Mars colonies, astronauts could make concrete using space dust and their own bodily fluids.

The United Kingdom is launching a world’s first trial to test whether adding graphene to recycled asphalt can increase a highway’s lifespan.

The U.S. Energy Department estimates that tankless water heaters can be up to 34% more efficient than conventional storage water heaters - cutting your annual heating costs by 40%.

Physicists optimized a nuclear fusion reactor to overcome a problem that causes heat loss and prevents the device from sustaining fusion.

By going beyond the "100-year storm" standard for flood protection, U.S. engineers helped minimize the impact of Hurricane Ida on New Orleans.

Scientists appear on the brink of achieving nuclear fusion ignition, bringing the dream of near-limitless clean energy closer to fruition.

By learning about the bacteria that live inside concrete, scientists hope to develop early warning systems about damage.