Automobiles
Fast-Charge Plugs Do Not Fit All Electric Cars
Just like desktops, laptops and smartphones, plugs to rapidly charge electric cars are not compatible across brands
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Energy
For Data Lovers--Hourly Grid Operating Information Is Now Available from the EIA
The U.S. Energy Information Administration is now providing hourly electricity operating data online in near–real time
Energy
New Lithium–Oxygen Battery Is Scalable, Cheap and Quite Promising
Researchers have developed a new variation of lithium–oxygen battery chemistry that could overcome previous shortcomings for this promising storage technology
Energy
Swiss Electric Buses Will Charge in a Flash
Why “fast charge” when you can “flash charge”? In Geneva, an innovative charging system will soon allow electric buses on Line 23 to charge their batteries en route...
Supplies, Railways, Coal: The Struggle for Victory, 1916
Reported in Scientific American, this Week in World War I: July 29, 1916
Energy
Solar Plane Circles Globe in First for Clean Energy
Solar Impulse 2 Lands in United Arab Emirates after 500 hours of flying time
Environment
Can Chemists Turn Pollution into Gold?
Scientists are trying to convert carbon dioxide emissions into something of value—without using too much energy
The Air Conditioner That Makes Electricity
A new hybrid device could significantly reduce the power required to cool commercial buildings
Energy
Modern Electricity, 1916
Energy
Glacial Lakes Threaten Himalayan Dams
Flood risk rises as new hydroelectric power projects move upstream to meet rising demand
Space & Physics
SpaceX Lands Another Rocket
Company racks up its 5th rocket landing in a cargo launch to the Space Station
Climate Change
Climate-Friendly Republicans Are Skipping GOP Convention
Eleven representatives who are trying to change their party's attitude note that climate and energy are missing from the convention agenda
Energy
New Concentrating Solar Tower Is Worth Its Salt with 24/7 Power
A California firm is converting sunlight to heat and storing it in molten salt so it can supply electricity when the wind is calm or the sun isn’t shining
Energy
Germany Enlists Machine Learning to Boost Renewables Revolution
Grids struggle to cope with erratic nature of wind and solar power
Energy
Girl Scouts Teach Parents How to Cut Energy Use
The girls improved their own energy-saving behaviors by 49 percent, too
Energy
World’s Largest Storage Battery Will Power Los Angeles
More than 18,000 lithium ion battery packs would replace a gas-fired power plant used to meet peak demand
Energy
"Plugged In" Turns 5 Years Old!
It’s been five years—and almost 800 articles—since Plugged In joined the Scientific American blogging family
Energy
Uranium Extraction from Seawater Takes a Major Step Forward
Earth’s oceans hold four billion tons of the element used to power nuclear plants
Energy
The Panama Canal Can Now Accommodate 90 Percent of the World's LNG Tankers
The expansion of the Panama Canal will reduce travel time and transportation costs for LNG tankers coming from the U.S. Gulf Coast to key markets in Asia
Researchers Aim to Use Flared Natural Gas to Harvest Water from the Atmosphere
A technique to harvest atmospheric water using flared natural gas could significantly reduce the water footprint of the controversial hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” method of extracting oil and gas...
