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energy and fuels
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Are vast amounts of hydrogen fuel hidden below Earth’s surface?
Drill rig in Nebraska run by Natural Hydrogen Energy LLC, which established its first hydrogen borehole in 2019…
Extreme heat is now making cities unlivable. How can we survive it?
Humidity makes Shanghai’s heat more unbearable lukyeee1976/Getty Images “My office felt like a steamer on Monday morning,” wrote…
More and More and More review: Why do we burn more coal and wood than ever?
Coal plants and wind turbines coexist rather than replace each other in Westphalia, Germany mauritius images GmbH /…
Shipping companies are testing biofuel made from cashew nut shells
Cashew nut shells contain an acid that can be made into biofuel Janet Horton/Alamy Stock Photo As the…
Nuclear fusion experiment overcomes two key operating hurdles
Inside the DIII-D tokamak fusion reactor Rswilcox (CC BY-SA 4.0) A nuclear fusion reaction has overcome two key…
Chemical injection brings dying batteries back to life
New research aims to revive old batteries instead of discarding or recycling them Alyssa Pointer A chemical injection…
Battery breakthrough lets electric cars run longer in extreme cold
During cold weather, electric car batteries take longer to charge Jochen Tack/Alamy A boost in battery chemistry could…
Clean jet fuel: Inside the Brooklyn start-up reusing captured CO2
The AIR Company’s pilot facility in Brooklyn The AIR Company In a grey building squeezed in an industrial…
Let’s hope gold hydrogen’s potential as a green fuel matches the hype
Excitement is growing over hints Earth has vast reserves of carbon-free natural hydrogen that we could extract and…
The gold hydrogen rush: Does Earth contain near-limitless clean fuel?
Prospectors around the world are scrambling to find reserves of “gold hydrogen”, a naturally occurring fuel that burns…