Cells manage a wide range of functions in their tiny package — growing, moving, housekeeping, and so on — and most of those functions require energy. But how do cells get this energy in the first ...

Solar energy is lauded as an inexhaustible fuel source that is pollution- and often noise-free. The technology is also versatile. For example, solar cells generate energy for far-out places like ...

Energy access and energy consumption in developing nations have grown to become arguably two of the most indicative barometers of economic prosperity. Interestingly enough, there exists an inherent ...

When Judy Cardell was finishing graduate school at MIT, her goal was to work for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. She landed a job there, only to discover it wasn’t the right fit after all, ...

Investments in energy projects will total $16 trillion in the next two decades. That investment—along with spending for long-lived buildings, transportation, manufacturing, and public works—could lock ...

The world still depends heavily on coal, oil and natural gas to meet its energy needs. However, the use of these energy sources has a drastic impact on the environment. Furthermore, fossil fuels are ...

Kinetic energy is the energy of mass in motion. The kinetic energy of an object is the energy it has because of its motion. Physicists created an electron 'catapult' that moves particles at ...

This resource is suitable for energy and sustainability topics for primary school learners. Aw, he's always sleepy after a walk… but the potential is there. See, energy can't be created or destroyed.