The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS — Alliant Energy will start construction on a new power plant in Cedar Rapids — called the ...

You’re at the checkout screen after an online shopping spree, ready to enter your credit card number. You type it in and instantly see a red error message ...

If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle the easiest pieces first. But this kind of sorting has a cost.

Renowned eyewear brand Oakley turns 50 this year. With the release of its Ellipse 50th Anniversary — an exclusive iteration that points to the brand’s disruptive innovations — Oakley is honoring the ...

Solar and wind accounted for almost 96% of new US electrical generating capacity added in the first third of 2025. In April, solar provided 87% of new capacity, making it the 20th consecutive month ...

The Coronado Generating Station (CGS) in St. John’s, AZ (Credit: SRP) Salt River Project (SRP) will convert the coal-fired Coronado Generating Station (CGS) to run on natural gas, following a ...

In December 2023, the MIT Tech Review published an article with the headline “Making an image with generative AI uses as much energy as charging your phone.” Most users of image generation tools, ...

For its 50th anniversary in 2025, Oakley has released the “Oakley Ellipse” sunglasses The eyewear is the brand’s iconic elliptical “O” logo It features Physiomorphic Geometry for a close fit, Prizm ...

In the US, many newly constructed generating facilities are brought online at the end of the year to qualify for tax incentives. Since much of the US’s new generating capacity is solar power, that has ...

A team has discovered how certain bacteria breathe by generating electricity, using a natural process that pushes electrons into their surroundings instead of breathing on oxygen. The findings could ...