Nanowires convert heat to electricity
Phonon effects boost thermoelectric efficiency
Generating job options
Life in the nuclear industry
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The best of 2007
Monthly highlights from the year in physics
In praise of Lord Kelvin
David Saxon celebrates the great Victorian physicist
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Partnership to boost fuel-cell research
Top US and German research centres focus on portable and automotive fuel cells
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Magic cluster rules for hydrogen storage
Physicists predict "magic" ratios of atoms in clusters
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Bright outlook for solar cells
Photovoltaics reach the next generation
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Energy solutions
The importance of nuclear and clean coal
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A new spin on windmills
Windmills could someday reduce net global carbon dioxide emissions to zero, says Klaus Lackner of Columbia University. But these aren’t the sort of windmills that generate electricity. Instead, ...
Hydrogen storage goes metal-free
New low-cost materials could accelerate the drive towards hydrogen vehicles
