Sustainable Energy The race to invent the artificial leaf In this excerpt from his new book Taming the Sun, Varun Sivaram follows the research paths of two rival scientists determined to find a way to wring fuel out of thin air. by Varun Sivaram 2018-02-21T07:00:00-05:00
Climate Change The Biggest Clean Energy Advances in 2016 Bionic leaves, a hot solar cell, and other picks for the most notable renewable energy strides in 2016. by James Temple 2016-12-29T14:45:00-05:00
Sustainable Energy The Road to Solar Fuels Hits a Speed Bump We can now efficiently split water to make hydrogen, but a practical way to make fuels via artificial photosynthesis remains an elusive goal. by Richard Martin 2016-06-16T00:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy A Big Leap for an Artificial Leaf A new system for making liquid fuel from sunlight, water, and air is a promising step for solar fuels. by Richard Martin 2016-06-07T15:05:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy A Practical Artificial Leaf Begins to Unfold A new prototype that turns the sun’s energy into hydrogen fuel could point the way to commercially viable artificial photosynthesis. by Mike Orcutt 2015-08-27T11:10:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy How Nanomaterials Can Help Make Fuel from Sunlight Researchers say combining bacteria with nanoscale semiconductors opens a new path toward efficient artificial photosynthesis. by Mike Orcutt 2015-05-11T00:00:00-04:00
News Artificial Photosynthesis Takes a Step Forward Researchers have demonstrated a long-lasting device for making hydrogen from sunlight and water—but funding is running out. by Kevin Bullis 2015-03-09T15:45:00-04:00
View What Obama Meant by “Converting Sunlight into Liquid Fuel” Here’s what the president was talking about when he referred to solar liquid fuels in the State of the Union address last night. by Kevin Bullis 2015-01-21T13:08:00-05:00
Sustainable Energy Forget Hydrogen Cars, and Buy a Hybrid Hybrids are a much more cost-effective way to reduce carbon emissions than newly released hydrogen fuel cell cars. by Kevin Bullis 2014-12-12T14:10:00-05:00
News A Promising Step Toward Round-the-Clock Solar Power A simple, cheap device turns sunlight into hydrogen fuel. by Kevin Bullis 2014-09-26T16:48:00-04:00