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November 19, 2018November 19, 2018

Thin, Flexible New Solar Cells Could Soon Line Your Shirt

A new kind of solar cell called a perovskite is improving rapidly, bringing the prospect of solar-powered vehicles, clothing, and windows closer to reality.

November 19, 2018November 20, 2018

Thin, Flexible New Solar Cells Could Soon Line Your Shirt

A new kind of solar cell called a perovskite is improving rapidly, bringing the prospect of solar-powered vehicles, clothing, and windows closer to reality.

December 1, 2017December 1, 2017

Germany’s Coal Mines Could Have a Second Life in Clean Energy

Germany's Prosper-Haniel coal mine is a symbol of the challenges and opportunities facing the country—and coal-producing states everywhere.

August 10, 2017

Tesla Is Turning Kauai Into a Renewable Energy Paradise

The power grid of the future will require sunny skies above and energy storage below. Thanks to Tesla, Kauai has both.

March 3, 2017

You Spend 5 Percent of Your Day Outside. Try Making It More

At a time when more than half of all humans live in cities, the influence of the natural world is at a low ebb, while our understanding of it keeps growing. The post You Spend 5 Percent of Your Day Outside. Try Making It More appeared first on WIRED.

February 22, 2017

Inside the Race to Build the Battery of Tomorrow

Liquid batteries. Batteries of molten metal that run as hot as a car engine. Batteries whose secret ingredient is saltwater. The post Inside the Race to Build the Battery of Tomorrow appeared first on WIRED.