https://www.technologyreview.com/ Tue, 24 Apr 2018 15:12:34 GMT en https://www.technologyreview.com/_/img/stacked-logo-125x61.png https://www.technologyreview.com/ One leading expert describes what it would take to do it economically—and on a huge scale. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610927/the-daunting-math-of-climate-change-means-well-need-carbon-capture/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610927/the-daunting-math-of-climate-change-means-well-need-carbon-capture/ Tue, 24 Apr 2018 14:01:00 GMT Conservatives have to make the case to conservatives, and a growing number of them are. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610719/how-the-science-of-persuasion-could-change-the-politics-of-climate-change/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610719/how-the-science-of-persuasion-could-change-the-politics-of-climate-change/ Mon, 16 Apr 2018 04:00:00 GMT Sila Nanotechnologies has pulled off double-digit performance gains for lithium-ion batteries, promising to lower costs or add capabilities for cars and phones. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610792/this-battery-advance-could-make-electric-vehicles-far-cheaper/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610792/this-battery-advance-could-make-electric-vehicles-far-cheaper/ Wed, 11 Apr 2018 04:00:00 GMT Embedded in a boot heel, a microfluidic device based on a 19th-century invention harvests energy from human footsteps. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610500/these-boots-were-made-for-generating-power/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610500/these-boots-were-made-for-generating-power/ Wed, 14 Mar 2018 15:00:00 GMT Here are the real reasons we’re not building clean energy anywhere near fast enough. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610457/at-this-rate-its-going-to-take-nearly-400-years-to-transform-the-energy-system/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610457/at-this-rate-its-going-to-take-nearly-400-years-to-transform-the-energy-system/ Wed, 14 Mar 2018 04:00:00 GMT Evidence points to the need for a broader range of clean power beyond just wind and solar. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610366/relying-on-renewables-alone-would-significantly-raise-the-cost-of-overhauling-the-energy/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610366/relying-on-renewables-alone-would-significantly-raise-the-cost-of-overhauling-the-energy/ Mon, 26 Feb 2018 16:38:00 GMT In this excerpt from his new book <i>Taming the Sun</i>, Varun Sivaram follows the research paths of two rival scientists determined to find a way to wring fuel out of thin air. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610177/the-race-to-invent-the-artificial-leaf/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610177/the-race-to-invent-the-artificial-leaf/ Wed, 21 Feb 2018 12:00:00 GMT Analysis of a newly approved tax credit shows it could make an immediate dent in industrial emissions and narrow the financial gap for power plants. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610296/the-carbon-capture-era-may-finally-be-starting/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610296/the-carbon-capture-era-may-finally-be-starting/ Tue, 20 Feb 2018 15:30:00 GMT If global temperatures rise by just one extra degree, expect record-setting heat waves, downpours, and dry spells to become several times more likely. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610269/missing-the-paris-climate-target-by-just-a-little-means-raising-the-odds-of-extreme-weather/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610269/missing-the-paris-climate-target-by-just-a-little-means-raising-the-odds-of-extreme-weather/ Wed, 14 Feb 2018 19:16:00 GMT Better technology, techniques, and data sharing have allowed scientists to try novel experiments—or simply run many more of them. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610225/what-the-hell-is-a-climate-modeland-why-does-it-matter/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610225/what-the-hell-is-a-climate-modeland-why-does-it-matter/ Thu, 08 Feb 2018 05:21:00 GMT Lawrence Livermore Lab’s increasingly powerful climate models have sounded a stark warning for California. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/609974/how-nuclear-weapons-research-revealed-new-climate-threats/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/609974/how-nuclear-weapons-research-revealed-new-climate-threats/ Thu, 08 Feb 2018 05:00:00 GMT A forthcoming UN regulation will slash shipping industry pollution but may also speed up climate change. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610007/were-about-to-kill-a-massive-accidental-experiment-in-halting-global-warming/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610007/were-about-to-kill-a-massive-accidental-experiment-in-halting-global-warming/ Mon, 22 Jan 2018 16:59:00 GMT Suddenly stopping geoengineering would be dangerous. Which is why doing so is unlikely. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610024/heres-the-reason-wed-never-halt-a-geoengineering-project-midway-through/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610024/heres-the-reason-wed-never-halt-a-geoengineering-project-midway-through/ Mon, 22 Jan 2018 16:13:00 GMT Fires ravaged the West, hurricanes battered the East—and still emissions continued to rise. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/609642/the-year-climate-change-began-to-spin-out-of-control/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/609642/the-year-climate-change-began-to-spin-out-of-control/ Thu, 04 Jan 2018 05:00:00 GMT High-voltage direct-current transmission lines hold the key to slashing greenhouse gases. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/609766/how-to-get-wyoming-wind-to-california-and-cut-80-of-us-carbon-emissions/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/609766/how-to-get-wyoming-wind-to-california-and-cut-80-of-us-carbon-emissions/ Thu, 28 Dec 2017 05:00:00 GMT Has it really only been 11 months? https://www.technologyreview.com/s/609631/trumps-five-biggest-energy-blunders-in-2017/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/609631/trumps-five-biggest-energy-blunders-in-2017/ Wed, 27 Dec 2017 05:00:00 GMT Prominent climate researcher Ken Caldeira says the House tax bill would prevent many graduate students from pursuing advanced degrees and carrying out critical research. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/609738/the-tax-overhaul-could-cripple-the-us-as-a-leader-in-science/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/609738/the-tax-overhaul-could-cripple-the-us-as-a-leader-in-science/ Mon, 11 Dec 2017 14:30:00 GMT Wind industry fears as much as $50 billion in investments could be at risk. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/609716/tax-overhaul-hammers-clean-energy-and-electric-cars/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/609716/tax-overhaul-hammers-clean-energy-and-electric-cars/ Fri, 08 Dec 2017 20:05:00 GMT A new study based on satellite observations finds that temperatures could rise nearly 5 °C by the end of the century. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/609620/global-warmings-worst-case-projections-look-increasingly-likely/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/609620/global-warmings-worst-case-projections-look-increasingly-likely/ Wed, 06 Dec 2017 18:17:00 GMT A new study links extreme heat during early childhood to lower earnings as an adult. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/609629/global-warming-may-harm-children-for-life/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/609629/global-warming-may-harm-children-for-life/ Mon, 04 Dec 2017 20:07:00 GMT