Will Methane Hydrates Fuel Another Gas Boom?
Energy-hungry Japan extracts natural gas from deep-sea methane hydrates, but it’s not clear whether the “flammable ice” makes economic and environmental sense.
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Obama Stumps for Energy Research Through Trust Fund
President pushes proposal to fund R&D with money from oil and gas leases on federal lands.
Reining in Geoengineering Researchers
A Science article suggests a framework for monitoring research on how to cool the earth.
Global Night Light Patterns Reveal Economic Shift to the East
The mean centre of world lighting is moving east at the rate of 60 km per year, according to a new analysis of archived satellite images
Years in the Making, Promising Rechargeable Metal-Air Batteries Head to Market
A Scottsdale, Arizona-based startup is now selling batteries that promise to be a cheaper alternative for grid backup.
Cellulosic Ethanol Inches Forward
The technology for making fuel from wood chips and grass is late, but still on the way.
Can We Really Run the World on 100% Renewables?
Some studies suggest we can easily drop nuclear and fossil fuels, but they raise serious questions.
Developing Nations Put Nuclear on Fast-Forward
Fast reactors can shrink nuclear-waste stockpiles, but can designers tame the inherent hazards?
Safer Nuclear Power, at Half the Price
Transatomic is developing a new kind of molten-salt reactor designed to overcome the major barriers to nuclear power.
An App Store for Home Lighting
Philips invites developers to write apps for its Hue wireless LED light bulbs.
