It is widely believed that wind and solar power are too variable in time to supply a large percentage of energy...

Authors: Dag Nummedal. Reduction of carbon emissions and enhancement of national energy security are desirable...

Authors: Richard S. Bishop and Wayne L. Kelley. Historically, questions of oil supply have been addressed by...

Summary: Power conversion efficiency is one of the most important parameters that can directly affect the overall...

Sustainable energy generation is one of the most urgent challenges that mankind is facing nowadays. Many countries...

We now possess the ability to read and write DNA. These tools are not only revolutionizing biotechnology but also the...

A promising approach in converting heat or waste heat to electricity is in using the thermoacoustic effect. When heat...

Beginning with some background information on the unique German position regarding the energy supply eliminating any...

The rapid developments in molecular sciences like nanotechnology, self-organizing molecular systems and biomaterials...

Summary: Why have the predicted global oil and natural gas shortages and demise of civilization by 2010 related to...

Summary: Improving energy density, power density, cycle life and safety and decreasing cost of current Li-ion...

Summary: Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) are two-dimensionally confined quantum wires that have the potential...

Summary: Diesel generators are the traditional means by which people generate electricity in remote locations....

Summary: Renewable energy sources have been regarded as the most promising means to solve the energy and...