Energy efficiency in physics is not measured the way most people think about it. Instead of asking how much heat a process ...

In 1956, the American geologist M. King Hubbert made a startling prediction: In a matter of decades, the supply of fuel on which so much of modern society depended would dwindle. Dubbed the “peak oil” ...

Cornell scientists are using an electrochemical equation from 1903 to convert atmospheric CO2 into useful products. The Cottrell equation is able to help researchers understand the CO2 reaction ...

Vehicles use energy to propel themselves from Point A to Point B; pretty much everyone who knows the basics of combustion or electricity knows this, but for some folks, getting a visual of just how ...

It is interesting to look at figures from the Energy Information Administration about where energy gets consumed in our economy. These figures reveal that industrial uses account for 31% of all energy ...