Bottling Sunshine without Batteries
Turning sunlight into liquid fuels or hydrogen gas could address solar power’s biggest limitations
Jun 2019 26
W. Wayt Gibbs
W. Wayt Gibbs is a freelance science writer and editor based in Seattle. He is a contributing editor with Scientific American and editorial director at Intellectual Ventures. His work has appeared in Science, Nature, Discover, IEEE Spectrum, and The Economist.
Jun 2019 26
A View from Everywhere All the Time
Tech companies are rapidly networking the environment in ways that will transform our perception of nature—just as social media reshaped our relationships with each other. What could possibly go wrong?
Sep 2018 10
Eyes on the High Seas
Illegal fishing is getting harder, thanks to public surveillance from space
Aug 2017 1
How Much Energy Will the World Need?
Any climate plan that doesn’t consider this question is bound to fail.
Jul 2014 10
Spies Like Us
Armed with low-cost surveillance technologies, nonprofits aided by “citizen spies” are tracking fracking in Pennsylvania, flaring in North Dakota, and rogue fishing around Easter Island
