Nine times more ice is melting annually due to warmer temperatures, study shows.
As 3-D printing grows, so does need to reclaim plastic waste
Two UC Berkeley undergrads work out first-of-its-kind recycling infrastructure on campus.
'Near-perfect' broadband absorber invented
New technology could triple solar cell efficiencies and keep buildings cool.
Art Rosenfeld, California’s godfather of energy efficiency, dies at 90
The distinguished scientist was credited as personally responsible for billions of dollars in energy savings.
Pure electricity
UC Irvine becomes the first college in the nation to convert to all-electric bus fleet.
$5M foundation gift to help support US-China energy center
Gift will also create Berkeley Lab’s first endowed chair.
Learning to live without plastic
A professor challenges the ease with which we turn to synthetic materials.
New technology will cut plug-in hybrid fuel consumption by one-third
Researchers look to birds flying in formation and find a way to make vehicles more efficient.
Global warming hiatus disproved — again
Study confirms steady warming of oceans for past 45 years.
Berkeley Lab awarded $4.6M for transformational agriculture technologies
Two projects will provide a window to the underground, yielding information on roots and soil.
In a national first, UC Irvine injects renewable hydrogen into campus power supply
Power-to-gas technique offers new way to store and use excess wind and solar energy.
Chilling climate revelations from a previous ice age
Major changes in ice and temperatures could cause abrupt transformations elsewhere, study shows.