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Durable, long lasting material can be painted onto streets and sidewalks to eliminate the need for lamp posts
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Intestine-like natural gas tanks and a solar technology based on air and plastic are two projects in the works at Griffith’s Otherlab
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A French chemist is developing street lights that can absorb carbon dioxide 200 times more efficiently than trees
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Coal mine methane could soon transform from problematic waste to valuable fuel
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"Invisible" solar cells may soon turn smartphone displays into battery-assisting solar panels
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A new device uses heat from any fire to produce electricity
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Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh is investing $350 million in an ambitious redevelopment plan that includes a new model for getting around Sin City
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Dan Corson's latest installation in Seattle—flower sculptures that light up at night—show that solar energy is viable even in the cloudy Pacific Northwest
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Where in the United States is fracking unlocking natural gas from shale rock?
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Unique microbes in a panda's gut efficiently break down bamboo--mass producing these microbes could help scientists make sustainable biofuels
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A peek inside the laboratory of the chemist and physicist, whose experiments helped scientists see the link between electricity and magnetism
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Google's Rick Needham is Feeling Lucky About the Future of Sustainable Energy
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Take a look at what is being done to wean the world off of fossil fuels
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A startup in California has engineered robots to squeeze more juice from solar panels, bringing new efficiencies to a costly process
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The father of the iPod talks about his next-generation thermostat
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The absence of a robust fossil fuel infrastructure makes the African nation ripe for energy innovation
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When electricity came around, it wasn't immediately seen as a necessity
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With the plans for a Yucca Mountain waste repository scrapped, scientists suggest that clay-rich rocks could permanently house spent nuclear fuel
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Cracking the Code of the Human Genome
A group in California is starting to engineer plants that could one day replace streetlights
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Examining the network of power plants, transmission wires, and pipelines gives new insights into the inner workings of the electrical grid
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