Why Waiting for Perovskite Solar Isn’t Worth It (Solar 3.0)
Author: Jon Okun Coauthor: Matt Ferrell Video Editor: Sunny Natividad Perovskite solar cells could hit 35% efficiency and cost half as much as ...
Videos
Tech
Why Everyone Gets Heat Pumps Wrong
Author: Vincent M. Coauthor: Matt Ferrell Video Editor: Sunny Natividad If you believe half of what you hear about heat pumps, you’d think ...
Energy Storage
Are Sodium Batteries Already Dead?
Author: Jon Okun Coauthor: Matt Ferrell Video Editor: Sunny Natividad NOTE: An earlier version of this story incorrectly associated the failure of Northvolt ...
Renewable Energy
The Solar Underdog That Could Rival Perovskite
Author: Heather Hunsperger Coauthor: Matt Ferrell Video Editor: Sunny Natividad Perovskite solar cells are smashing efficiency records and starting to hit the market, ...
Tech
BEST Things I Saw in Vegas at CES 2026
Coauthor: Matt Ferrell Video Editor: Sunny Natividad BEST Things I Saw in Vegas at CES 2026 CES can be a mixed bag. But ...
Misc
How Graphene is Changing the World … Right Now
Author: Jon Okun Coauthor: Matt Ferrell Video Editor: Sunny Natividad What if your phone battery charged in seconds instead of hours? What if ...
Energy Production
How Solar Changed in 2025 (And What’s Next)
Author: Vincent M. Coauthor: Matt Ferrell Video Editor: Sunny Natividad I called 2024 the year of perovskites. We got our first commercial shipments ...
Energy Production
Why Coastal Cities Are Betting on Osmotic Power
Author: Heather Hunsperger Coauthor: Matt Ferrell Video Editor: Sunny Natividad What if you could power cities just by mixing river water with seawater? ...
Energy Production
How Two Overhyped Materials Could Change Solar Forever
Author: Jon Okun Coauthor: Matt Ferrell Video Editor: Sunny Natividad What if solar panels could generate twice the power for a fraction of ...
Computers & AI
AI’s Secret Impact on Your Power Bill
Author: Vincent M. Coauthor: Matt Ferrell Video Editor: Sunny Natividad Electricity bills have been climbing across the US, but the AI boom is ...
Misc
Plastic Recycling Not Requiring Sorting Could Be Coming
Author: Heather Hunsperger Coauthor: Matt Ferrell Video Editor: Sunny Natividad What if every piece of plastic waste, like bottles, bags, even clothes, could ...
