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Sam Ori is the executive director of the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago.Real-time data and monitoring technology informs and improves so many aspects of our daily…

Sadia Kabir remembers when she was introduced to electrochemistry, the branch of science that explains how chemical reactions create electricity and…

The conventional wisdom is that electric vehicles are the cars of the future. The question is: When will that future come?For potential buyers, it depends on their specific needs—what cars…

Two years ago, we invited Jay Leno to write about his love of cars, and his thoughts about driving during the pandemic. In that article, he also talked about his fondness for electric cars. …

Solar panels can make homes a lot greener. But they can also make them look a lot less attractive.In one survey conducted by the environmental-news publisher EcoWatch, a big reason…

Companies are pouring a lot of money into the idea that hydrogen can help decarbonize the fossil-fuel-based economy.But first, they have to figure out a way to produce that hydrogen more…

Farmers wanting to install solar panels on their land, for their own use or to sell the energy, have had a tough choice: use the land for crops or for panels. Now, they are increasingly able…

This has been a rough year for tech stocks—but there could be reason to hope for long-term growth.Market volatility, supply-chain issues and rising inflation have all contributed to the…

The market for bitcoin and other digital assets has swung wildly in 2022, pushing prominent crypto firms into bankruptcy—and leaving many investors poorer.For a look at the state of the…

The metaverse is struggling to live up to the megahype.The concept blasted off when Facebook changed its name to Meta Platforms Inc.…