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Will Electric T-Shirts One Day Power Your iPhone?

If a group of researchers at the University of Texas have anything to say about it, they will. Work continues on spinning nano-yarns into wearable power supplies.READ»

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Spray-On Solar Ink Could Be Just 3 Years Away

It's 2014. Instead of hiring workers to install solar panels on your roof, you spray solar ink all over the rooftop and sun-facing walls of your home. It's not science fiction--it could be reality in three to five years according to ...READ»

Super X Divertor Eats Nuclear Waste, Generates Clean Power

The Super X Divertor sounds like some fantasy invention from a 1950s Popular Mechanics. But it's a real device that helps enable two eco-friendly processes: Generating zero carbon-footprint power, and eating up dangerous nuclear waste ...READ»

College Football's Billions

The 2008-2009 college football postseason kicks off December 20 with the EagleBank Bowl in D.C, the first of 34 Division I bowl games. It may not be the pros, but college ball is posting some big-league numbers.READ»