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What’s the key to using alternative energy, like solar and wind? Storage — so we can have power on tap even when the sun’s not out and the wind’s not blowing. In this accessible, inspiring talk, Donald Sadoway takes to the blackboard to show us the future of large-scale batteries that store renewable energy. As he says: “We need to …

For over 100 years we have relied on oil as a cheap, energy dense and portable form of power. Many advances such as plastics, ink, medicine, fertilizer, crayons, bubble gum, soup, glass and tires are heavily dependent on cheap oil. There is only a finite supply of oil in the world, and demand is increasing as the third world industrializes. …

As energy prices continue to rise, more and more people globally are investigating alternative sources of energy. While most of us don’t have the money to invest in a new hybrid car, there are little changes that all of us can make right now that will reduce our energy consumption and monthly bills. Two of the most popular and effective …