Energy Sources

The molten rock that feeds volcanoes can be stored in the Earth's crust for as long as a thousand years, a result which may help with volcanic hazard management and better forecasting of when eruptions might occur. Researchers from the…

Study provides further evidence of a relationship between oil and gas exploration, birth defects AURORA, Colo. (July 18, 2019) - Mothers living near more intense oil and gas development activity have a 40-70% higher chance of having…

Research could lead to designer algae that produces fuels and cleanup chemicalsCredit: Debashish Bhattacharya/Rutgers University-New Brunswick It's a case of grand larceny that could lead to new fuels and cleanup chemicals. Ten…

A group of researchers has developed a way to power small devices by walking.Credit: Gao et al. WASHINGTON, D.C., July 17, 2019 -- Imagine powering your devices by walking. With technology recently developed by a group of…

Credit: University of Oklahoma A University of Oklahoma research team is developing smart lost circulation materials that use shape memory polymers activated by geothermal temperatures to prevent the loss of fluid in fractured rocks near…

The duration of floods can be determined by river flow, precipitation and atmospheric blocking. Now an international team of researchers led by Nasser Najibi and Naresh Devineni at The City College of New York is offering a novel…

Around the world, more than three billion people - nearly half the world's population - cook their food using solid fuels like firewood and charcoal on open fires or traditional stoves. This produces a lot of smoke, creating indoor air…

Efforts to shift away from fossil fuels and replace oil and coal with renewable energy sources can help reduce carbon emissions but do so at the expense of increased inequality, according to a new Portland State University study. Julius…

An evaluation of the global energy return on investment for fossil fuels and renewable sources reveals a much more level playing field than previously believed. An enduring argument for the ongoing use of fossil fuels is their high…

Credit: Texas A&M University Engineering In work that could open a floodgate of future applications for a new class of nanomaterials known as MXenes (pronounced "Maxines"), researchers from Texas A&M University have discovered…