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Solar Fuel Production Just Needs a Change in Direction

Photoelectrodes that move electric charge diagonally split water better

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EnergyNewsClimate Tech

As Ukraine Builds New Reactors, Renewables Beckon

Wind turbines and gas-fired generators are easy to build and hard to target

5 min read
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AerospaceNewsClimate TechJournal WatchClimate Change

Oh, Buoy! Satellite Data Helps Pinpoint Ocean Waves

Improved satellite-enabled buoys could make a splash in ocean science

3 min read
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TransportationNewsClimate TechClimate Change

Hydrogen Is Coming to the Rescue

Zero-emission emergency vehicle prototype was designed to save lives and the environment

4 min read

The Transistor at 75

The past, present, and future of the modern world’s most important invention
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SemiconductorsDecember 2022MagazineThe Transistor at 75FeatureSpecial Reports

How the First Transistor Worked

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SemiconductorsDecember 2022MagazineThe Transistor at 75FeatureHistory of TechnologySpecial Reports

The Ultimate Transistor Timeline

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SemiconductorsDecember 2022MagazineThe Transistor at 75FeatureSpecial Reports

The State of the Transistor in 3 Charts

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SemiconductorsDecember 2022MagazineThe Transistor at 75FeatureSpecial Reports

3D-Stacked CMOS Takes Moore’s Law to New Heights

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SemiconductorsDecember 2022MagazineThe Transistor at 75FeatureSpecial Reports

The Transistor of 2047: Expert Predictions

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TransportationNewsClimate TechClimate Change

E-Bikes Are Growing Up, Finding Jobs, Still Having Fun

New features are inspiring new applications, including cargo hauling

7 min read
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EnergySemiconductorsNewsClimate TechClimate Change

Generator Redesign Tries to Catch a Good Wave

New triboelectric nanogenerator doubles the current for smallscale wave energy

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Software Sucks, but It Doesn’t Have To
Climate TechOpinionClimate ChangeComputing

Software Sucks, but It Doesn’t Have To

How to make leaner, greener software

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TransportationWebinar

Modeling Cable Design & Power Electronics

Applications that will help ensure a consistent and long-term electricity supply

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Climate TechNewsEnergyJournal Watch

How to Accelerate Wind Turbine Technology

A group in Germany outlines four key tests to get prototypes in the field sooner

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Exclusive: Startup Plans Largest Ocean Geoengineering Plant

Ebb Carbon’s facility could start drawing down CO2 this year

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