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Using NYC's East River to power the future
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Argonne expert discusses batteries after lithium ion
Powering the Future: What's next for batteries?
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Powering the Future: Recharging the Military
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What will fuel the next thousand years?
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Powering the Future: New York City's taxi of the future
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Powering the Future: Small city has big solar goals
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Powering the Future: Inside the quest for a better battery
CBSNews.com gets up-close look at the lab tasked with developing batteries that last longer, cost less
Power from wind or waves: Why pick?
New hybrid turbine system set for testing in Japan designed to capture the power of both the wind and the sea simultaneously
Underwater turbines harness river power
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Behind the wheel of a hydrogen fuel cell car
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Powering the Future: Running on hydrogen
CBSNews.com gets behind the wheel of a hydrogen fuel cell car, a potential prototype of a part of clean travel to come
Powering the Future: The next big thing in batteries
CBSNews.com asked the experts at Argonne National Laboratory what lies ahead
Powering the future: The benefits of battery recycling
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Recycled batteries are in our food
Materials from recycled batteries end up in things we put on our bodies and even in our breakfast
Powering the future: Kick a ball, switch on a light
25-year-old American invents soccer ball that can power light for three hours after being played with for 30 minutes
Free phone charging stations pop up in NYC
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Indiana secures first ever football title with 27-21 win over Miami
A program that had played in a grand total of 13 bowl games in the 130-some years before coach Curt Cignetti arrived in 2024 went on a historic run en route to a 16-0 season and a national title.
U.S. Steel CEO says it's "absolutely" still an American company after acquisition
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Justice Dept. calls claims in MN lawsuit seeking stop to ICE surge "legally frivolous"
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U.S. Steel CEO says it's "absolutely" still an American company after acquisition
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Justice Dept. calls claims in MN lawsuit seeking stop to ICE surge "legally frivolous"
The U.S. Department of Justice says claims made in a lawsuit seeking an immediate stop to the surge of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minnesota are "legally frivolous."
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Trump links Greenland standoff with allies to perceived Nobel snub
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New surveillance video shows Louvre jewel heist in action
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Iran says youths "deceived" into protesting can surrender for "leniency"
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Fashion designer Valentino Garavani dies at 93
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Judd Apatow on comic genius Mel Brooks
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Palantir develops app to help ICE: 404 Media
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How AI powered robots are helping small farms
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Mother of Musk child sues over deepfake images
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Fossils found at Dinosaur National Monument, first excavation in 100 years
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Fossils found in cave shed light on where our species emerged
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The history and mystery of kissing
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Judge, wife shot inside their home in Indiana
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