More Power? No, More Empowerment!
Nobel laureate Walter Kohn is bullish on renewable energy but sees the answer to global energy woes as population stabilization through the education of women.
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Pictures From a Poster Session
To engineers, every problem is just a solution that hasn't occurred yet, our Michael Haederle learns at the El Paso innovation conference.
The Empowering Power of Ice
Blocks of ice are joining molten salt and compressed air as ways to deliver yesterday's energy when it's wanted today.
Memorable Stories of 2009
A host of meaningful stories from Miller-McCune.com's second full year on the Web.
Algae Fuel Nearing the Surface
An algae conveyer belt on the ocean's surface may be more than just a scientist's dream.
Unveiling the Hidden Costs of Energy Use
The hidden costs of all energy choices aren't posted on the pump, but, nonetheless, they're just as real.
Nuclear Power? Ja, Maybe
Germany's upcoming election has put an unforgiving light on the nuclear phase-out promised in 2001.
Will Health Care Slip on Oil?
America's way of providing medical care has an Achilles' heel — not in the operating room or the pharmacy, but at the oil well and the refinery.
It’s All One World for Energy Concerns
A recent energy policy summit concluded what the Group of 8 powers are learning: The Third World may require help reducing heat-trapping gases.