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More Energy in Batteries: By Katherine Bourzac
Friday, November 06, 2009; Nanowire anodes could let lithium-ion batteries run twice as long.

Betting on a Metal-Air Battery Breakthrough: By Tyler Hamilton | 11/05/2009 | 8 Comments; A government-funded start-up claims it can make ionic liquid energy storage feasible.

Stealth-Mode Wind Turbines: By Peter Fairley | 11/02/2009 | 6 Comments; Coatings and composites ease the air-traffic worries dogging wind power.

Ultracapacitor Startup Gets a Big Boost: By Erika Jonietz | 10/30/2009 | 1 Comment; An energy storage startup gets new government funding.

Wrapping Solar Cells around an Optical Fiber: By Katherine Bourzac | 10/30/2009 | 1 Comment; Dye-sensitized cells get a double boost from nanowires and optical fiber.

Testing Cheap Wind Power: By Peter Fairley | 10/29/2009 | 6 Comments; A continuously variable transmission could lead to cheaper wind power--if it is rugged enough.

High-Energy Batteries Coming to Market: By Kevin Bullis | 10/28/2009 | 16 Comments; Rechargeable zinc-air batteries can store three times the energy of a lithium-ion battery.

Obama Offers Hope for Climate Bill: By Kevin Bullis | 10/23/2009 | 6 Comments; Speaking at MIT, Obama countered recent statements from his administration that climate legislation is bogged down.

Dye-Sensitized Solar to Go: By Prachi Patel | 10/21/2009 | 3 Comments; The low-cost cells make their debut on electronics-charging bags.

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