Energy sources as a research area encompasses the systematic study, characterization, and optimization of primary and secondary forms of energy supply, including fossil, nuclear, and renewable resources, with emphasis on conversion efficiency, environmental impact, resource availability, and systems integration. It spans fundamental and applied work on solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, bioenergy, and emerging options such as hydrogen and advanced nuclear, as well as storage-coupled and hybrid systems. Research typically addresses thermodynamic limits, materials and device performance, lifecycle assessment, techno-economic analysis, grid integration, and policy-relevant modeling to enable reliable, scalable, and low-carbon energy provision.
A new study evaluating climate policies in 40 countries over a 32-year period finds that carbon pricing and taxation—combined with investments in renewable energy and research—are among the most effective tools governments ...
Environment
Jan 29, 2026
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Space agencies are no longer talking about visiting the moon, they're planning on living on it.
Space Exploration
Jan 23, 2026
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Solar panels on bodies of water in the northeastern U.S. might generate renewable energy but could also carry risks for birds, especially waterbirds. Now a new study provides a data-informed approach to siting floating solar ...
Environment
Jan 20, 2026
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When anyone talks about the future of sustainable aviation fuel, one question dominates: how do we replace fossil carbon without compromising food security or biodiversity? Experience leads some researchers to believe the ...
Biotechnology
Jan 19, 2026
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Although sunlight is one of the cleanest forms of renewable energy available, clearing large swathes of desert habitat to build solar arrays has consequences for the plants and animals it displaces. Researchers are trying ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 15, 2026
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Tiny, sun-powered organisms found in freshwater pools could soon fuel Hawaiʻi's sustainable future. Researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa are charting a path to transform microalgae into a "green gold" reality ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 5, 2026
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Faster, more efficient, and more versatile—these are the expectations for the technology that will produce our energy and handle information in the future. But how can these expectations be met? A major breakthrough in ...
Condensed Matter
Dec 18, 2025
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Many so-called low-carbon projects promoted by major oil and gas companies—including hydrogen, biofuels, carbon capture and storage, and carbon offsetting—operate as false solutions that not only fail to effectively reduce ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 16, 2025
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When you look across a field of miscanthus, it's "hypnotically beautiful," says Emily Heaton, whose family farm has for two decades grown the first commercial field of this grass in Illinois. Dense, sun-loving and often called ...
Ecology
Dec 9, 2025
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An international team has discovered a simple and environmentally friendly way to power the next generation of self-charging electronics. The work is published in Nano Energy.
Nanophysics
Nov 28, 2025
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