General Motors (GM) is partnering with US BESS manufacturer Peak Energy to develop and deploy grid-scale battery storage based on sodium-ion chemistry. The US auto manufacturer also plans to begin ...

So many data centers are clamoring to connect to the Texas power grid that it’s hard to figure out which projects are actually serious, grid officials say. In response, the Electric Reliability ...

A lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery pack can consist of hundreds or even thousands of electrochemical cells that are highly sensitive to both manufacturing variations and real-world operating conditions.

Grid United, a Houston company backed by a Houston billionaire, has begun the years-long process of connecting El Paso Electric’s Western power grid to the Eastern grid, providing a new electricity ...

The recent editorial, “NY state should seize the initiative on regulating AI data centers” (May 10, 2026) raises important questions about how New York should manage the rapid growth of large energy ...

We look into the body’s circulatory systems. By Sam Sifton I’m the host of The Morning. We’ve long known about two systems in the human body that circulate fluids. A physician in Italy observed the ...

Pity the grid operator PJM Interconnection. For decades it worked quietly and in the background, matching electricity demand with supply. Meanwhile, customers enjoyed some of the lowest electricity ...

Cell phone bans in schools are working—at least as far as keeping kids off their phones during school, according to a new working paper. But the bans, which have been touted by researchers, educators ...

Commonwealth Fusion Systems, a company backed by Bill Gates and venture capitalist John Doerr, is seeking permission to connect what may be the world’s first commercial fusion power plant to the ...

The Public Utility Commission and grid managers are discussing ways to handle large projects while balancing costs and reliability. Texas electricity regulators weighed major rule changes Friday as ...

Researchers at Scripps Health will investigate the effectiveness and safety of using “scaffold-free” stem cells to repair injured cartilage, a procedure that, if proven effective, could help prevent ...

Cells aren’t as passive as scientists once thought—they actively create internal currents to move proteins quickly and efficiently. These “cellular winds” push materials to the front of the cell, ...