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  Lightning Detected on Mars

  Scientists make first detection of lightning on Mars during a dust storm.

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  Powerful Ideas: Miles-High Kites Could Generate Electricity

  Rotors spinning miles high could help supply electricity worldwide.

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  Cell Phone to Recharge with Radio Waves

  Nokia's new prototype cell phone aims to harvest ambient radio waves.

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  Bioelectricity Beats Biofuel

  Biofuels such as ethanol were once thought of as planet-savers. Convert biomass to electricity.

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  Powerful Ideas: Fusing Atoms Just Might Work

  Nuclear fusion facilities are trying to fuse nuclei using lasers and magnets.

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  Electricity in a Bottle

  Engineers store electricity in a thin piece of glass sandwiched between metal plates.

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  California Utility to Capture Solar Power in Space

  Solar power beamed down from space will generate electricity for California homes as soon as 2016.

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  Spark of Love Found in Fish

  Elephantfish emit electric field to detect nearby objects, and to find a mate.

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  Powerful Ideas: Humans as Renewable Sources

  Humans can make power while they work out at the gym, push open a door or just walk.

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  End of the Light Bulb Generates Controversy

  The stage has been set for the imminent death of the incandescent light bulb. Not everyone is thrilled, however.

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  Vote: The Best Alternative Energy Idea

  In The Energy Debates, we examined the pros, cons, policy debates, myths and facts related to 15 alternative energy ideas.

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  The Energy Debates: Nuclear Power

  The Energy Debates is a LiveScience series about the pros, cons, policy debates, myths and facts related to various alternative energy ideas.

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  The Energy Debates: Hydrogen Vehicles

  The Energy Debates is a LiveScience series about the pros, cons, policy debates, myths and facts related to various alternative energy ideas.

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  The Energy Debates: Hybrid Vehicles

  The Energy Debates is a LiveScience series about the pros, cons, policy debates, myths and facts related to various alternative energy ideas.

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  How Green Gifts Could Power the Future

  A few holiday ideas that can spread cheer by reducing energy consumption.

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  The Energy Debates: Electric Cars

  The Energy Debates is a LiveScience series about the pros, cons, policy debates, myths and facts related to various alternative energy ideas.

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  The Energy Debates: Biodiesel

  The Energy Debates is a LiveScience series about the pros, cons, policy debates, myths and facts related to various alternative energy ideas.

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  The Energy Debates: Ethanol

  The Energy Debates is a LiveScience series about the pros, cons, policy debates, myths and facts related to various alternative energy ideas.

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  The Energy Debates: Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion

  The Energy Debates is a LiveScience series about the pros, cons, policy debates, myths and facts related to various alternative energy ideas.

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  Cheaper Plastic Solar Cells In the Works

  A lab is developing a solar cell that can absorb more of the sun’s energy for electricity production.

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  The Energy Debates: Power from Flowing Water

  The Energy Debates is a LiveScience series about the pros, cons, policy debates, myths and facts related to various alternative energy ideas.