Oil won’t run the world forever, but it will for the next few decades–so how do we get from here to the next energy economy?
For all our talk of an online future unbounded by physical limits, life in our increasingly global economy still requires the…
Read more →A study says your DVR and cable box draws more power than your fridge or air conditioner
A recent study by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) made headlines when it revealed that the biggest energy drain in your house likely isn’t the fridge…
Read more →Hot fusion might be the answer to energy demands
The well-publicized failures of cold fusion may have tainted the field’s reputation, but physicists have been successfully joining nuclei with hot fusion since 1932. Today, research in hot fusion cou…
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