The efficient conversion of solar energy into storable forms of chemical energy is the dream of many engineers. Nature found ...

Photosynthesis -- mainly carried out by plants -- is based on a remarkably efficient energy conversion process. To generate chemical energy, sunlight must first be captured and transported further.

The point is that we generally consider light to be good, safe, even comforting. Yet when it comes to our skin, things are a ...

This is a very small amount, notwithstanding the many billions of tasks that computers perform. If we could operate computers ...

Scientists have unlocked the secret world of dark excitons — tiny energy carriers crucial for the future of solar power and ...

The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention opened its doors this week with a new exhibit that breaks down the different ...

After decades of study, scientists sound genuinely optimistic about the possibility of detecting primordial black holes, which might explain dark matter.

Auroras have long mystified humanity. Now that we know what they are and why they happen, we can better predict how best to ...

ELIZABETH ECONOMY is Co-Director of the U.S., China, and the World Project and Hargrove Senior Fellow at Stanford ...

Federal reservoirs could help meet the country's solar energy needs ... right conditions to support these kinds of power plants. In some reservoirs, for example, shipping traffic causes wakes ...

Martin Staadecker's (EngSci 2T4) undergraduate work through the Engineering Science Research Opportunities Program (ESROP) ...

Altermagnetism could transform electronics, offering faster, more efficient, and sustainable alternatives to traditional ...