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Progress in making better or cheaper solar cells has become so rapid that developments are announced on a weekly basis. Nevertheless, it is not often that three teams independently report advances on the same day, as happened on Monday.
The overwhelming majority of solar panels in use are made from silicon. Producing the high-grade silicon necessary for this purpose is no longer at the prohibitive cost it was just 10 years ago, but it still places a limit on how cheap these sorts of...

The drive toward electrified vehicles will come faster and easier for some countries and cultures than others. If legislation pending in Norway is enacted, it will be the first country to mandate the shift from cars with gas engines. Four major Norwegian...

The world’s freight moves via trucks. Even when goods are flown or shipped in containers around the world, delivery to the end of the supply chain is by truck. And while the carbon footprint for a freight-hauling truck is much greater than any car, SUV...

You’re almost guaranteed to experience déjà vu while wandering the halls of Computex. Enter, and a row of mechanical keyboards will greet you.
Browse to the next hall – and you’ll see more. Turning a corner, yet more appear. At times, two or three booths sit side-by-side, keyboards glistening under harsh showfloor lamps....