Court urged to side with power plants against fish

The Bush administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow the nation's older power plants to draw in billions of gallons of water for cooling without installing technology that would best protect fish and aquatic organisms.

Court urged to choose power over fish

The Bush administration asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to let the nation's older power plants draw in billions of gallons of water for cooling without installing technology that would best protect fish and aquatic organisms.

How to turn water into rocket fuel – scientists unlock power of the sun

Scientists have devised a cheap and simple method of turning water into rocket fuel using solar power in a development that could generate a new source of green energy for the home and workplace.

Fuel cell improvements raise hopes for clean, cheap energy

Three papers describe improvements that may mean easier access to fuel, cheaper replacements for platinum, and lower operating temperatures for fuel cells, a potentially clean source of energy.Read More...

Eels' shocking secrets could power devices

The same cells electric eels use to shock predators and prey can be engineered to power implanted biomedical devices, say researchers.

Magnet device aims to treat depression patients

The government has approved the first noninvasive brain stimulator to treat depression - a device that beams magnetic pulses through the skull.