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Top 10 states for clean tech
Clean Edge, a clean-tech research and advisory firm based in San Francisco and Portland, has ranked states for their leadership in clean tech. Here are its Top 10 picks:
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Top 10 states for clean tech
Clean Edge, a clean-tech research and advisory firm based in San Francisco and Portland, has ranked states for their leadership in clean tech. Here are its Top 10 picks:
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Want a solar home? Consider batteries.
Most solar homes are still dependent on the grid, so when the grid fails, they lose power. But that's beginning to change as the solar industry begins to focus on battery storage as the next 'green' frontier.
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Obama's $2 billion plan to wean US off foreign oil (+video)
During a visit to Argonne National Lab, President Obama proposes using royalties from offshore drilling in federal waters to create an 'Energy Security Trust Fund' to pay for research into battery and clean-fuel technologies.
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Energy Voices Obama at Argonne lab: Why batteries matter (+video)
President Obama visits a battery-research lab in suburban Chicago to announce a $2 billion plan to boost battery and transportation research. Scientists at the lab are in pursuit of a battery that could have a profound effect on how we power our gadgets, cars, and homes.
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In Gear Energy Department pushes for electric car battery research
The US Department of Energy has set a goal to improve battery and energy storage technologies by five times that of today--in the next five years, Ingram writes.
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Energy Voices US train companies eye shift from diesel to natural gas
Some train operators see a potential shift to natural gas as a huge transition in locomotive technology, similar to the move from coal engines to diesel, according to OilPrice.com.
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How do you find a Higgs boson? A crash course. (+video)
Scientists are using the $10 billion Large Hadron Collider in their search for the Higgs boson. Understanding how it works explains why it has proven so hard to find the Higgs boson.
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The Vote Senate passes bill to avert government shutdown. What happens now?
Even though a government shutdown won't happen right now, the vote does not solve the underlying differences between Republicans and Democrats over 2011 spending cuts.
03/02/2011 12:34 pm -
Raining oil in Louisiana? Not likely.
Raining oil in Louisiana: A YouTube video claims that oil is falling from the sky in a New Orleans suburb. Here's why this is almost certainly not true.
06/25/2010 07:17 pm -
Worldwide race to make better batteries
The US is a late entry, but new domestic projects are revving to go.
01/22/2009 12:00 am -
Letters to the Editor
Readers write about ethanol, subway "smart card" security, and potatoes.
08/26/2008 01:00 am -
Europe’s Large Hadron Collider tests the bounds of physics – and budgets
Scientists look for technologies to push particles faster, better, and cheaper.
08/07/2008 01:00 am -
Scientists probe new class of superconductor
A third major group, whose materials work at relatively high temperatures, may lead to more efficient electric motors.
05/07/2008 01:00 am
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