https://www.cbsnews.com/ Moneywatch Powering The Future From CBSNews.com Wed, 08 Apr 2026 03:20:28 -0400 5 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/army-scientists-max-out-battery-power-to-save-soldiers-lives/ The Army Research Lab is using energy-efficient methods to lighten the load for soldiers who on average carry 19-to-30 lbs. of batteries on the battlefield Sat, 31 Aug 2013 00:51:35 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2013/08/29/08813caf-3598-11e3-8ce8-047d7b15b92e/thumbnail/60x60/d09437464d18e971308d3fbfae024aec/Batteries4.jpg 087f250a-3598-11e3-8ce8-047d7b15b92e https://www.cbsnews.com/video/powering-the-future-recharging-the-military/ Scientists at the Army Research Lab are using energy-efficient methods to lighten the load for soldiers who on average carry on the battlefield between 19 and 30 lbs. of batteries. Fri, 30 Aug 2013 17:55:04 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2013/08/29/a5066f76-251d-11e3-9283-005056850598/thumbnail/60x60/d699a762e70fbeb45163985582350823/PF_Batteries_828.jpg a5056f67-251d-11e3-9283-005056850598 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/powering-the-future-what-will-fuel-the-next-thousand-years/ Scientists believe that energy created from nuclear fusion is not only inevitable, but is the best option for fueling the future Mon, 26 Aug 2013 05:40:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2013/08/23/e231eeab-1c4b-11e3-9918-005056850598/thumbnail/60x60/e05e9358eec354fe83104a321bb91b39/ITER-01-620x442.jpg f3d2208c-3597-11e3-8ce8-047d7b15b92e https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-tesla-to-make-affordable-electric-car-in-three-to-four-years/ Tesla's Model S often seen as a cutting-edge toy for the rich, but that be changing Wed, 21 Aug 2013 10:29:17 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2013/08/21/4e555bd6-1c4c-11e3-9918-005056850598/thumbnail/60x60/21a0cce625b65c56e1b943abd4d9c4ed/ctm_0821_tesla_1.jpg e93c7ecb-3597-11e3-8ce8-047d7b15b92e https://www.cbsnews.com/news/powering-the-future-new-york-citys-taxi-of-the-future/ Six electric cabs introduced in pilot program to see how they can operate in one of world's busiest cities Wed, 21 Aug 2013 05:41:04 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2013/08/16/512afedb-1c4c-11e3-9918-005056850598/thumbnail/60x60/c0a66e03aaa7d720677f10c284ea7ca0/AP943242103825.jpg da9e78c0-3597-11e3-8ce8-047d7b15b92e https://www.cbsnews.com/news/powering-the-future-small-city-has-big-solar-goals/ With help from the Mojave Desert sun, Lancaster, Calif. plans to become the solar power capital of the world Mon, 19 Aug 2013 05:49:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2013/08/16/70a04006-1c4c-11e3-9918-005056850598/thumbnail/60x60/a62c8670ce184f34fe0c07626ad410d2/PTF_0816_solartown.jpg dc428300-3597-11e3-8ce8-047d7b15b92e https://www.cbsnews.com/news/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 Fri, 16 Aug 2013 05:24:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2013/08/15/948eaa26-1c4c-11e3-9918-005056850598/thumbnail/60x60/8f33f993e89bef46393821ad4258612a/tour_2.jpg d742b16b-3597-11e3-8ce8-047d7b15b92e https://www.cbsnews.com/news/powering-the-future-new-turbine-to-capture-energy-from-both-wind-and-waves-slated-for-testing/ New hybrid turbine system set for testing in Japan designed to capture the power of both the wind and the sea simultaneously Wed, 14 Aug 2013 05:42:29 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2013/08/13/c7446f69-1c4c-11e3-9918-005056850598/thumbnail/60x60/142ace8e9652518083c625d8790496d9/modec_turbines.jpg cb274614-3597-11e3-8ce8-047d7b15b92e https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/building-the-worlds-1st-hybrid-power-turbine/ Japanese company Modec is set to test first-ever system designed to capture the power of both the sea and the wind Wed, 14 Aug 2013 05:21:52 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2013/08/13/c7ee04a3-1c4c-11e3-9918-005056850598/thumbnail/60x60/17e04147068ef37bedf71b70d2870488/cener_pole.jpg 54bfd7bd-357f-11e3-8ce8-047d7b15b92e https://www.cbsnews.com/news/urine-powered-cell-phones/ Dr. Ioannis Ieropoulos says we can now use urine to charge small electronics Wed, 07 Aug 2013 17:30:48 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2013/07/17/423544eb-1c4d-11e3-9918-005056850598/thumbnail/60x60/4a66c24bb26fde013b7642d4023cb1f2/pee_as_fuel.jpg 598adc41-3597-11e3-8ce8-047d7b15b92e https://www.cbsnews.com/news/powering-the-future-underwater-turbines-harness-river-power/ Verdant Power is trying to turn the current in New York City's East River into energy -- without hurting the fish Wed, 07 Aug 2013 14:19:48 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2013/08/05/4bface97-1c4d-11e3-9918-005056850598/thumbnail/60x60/240c5677c0420d01409bf5057d360d42/150400014_t1lowlg_300dpi_001.jpg a896d468-3597-11e3-8ce8-047d7b15b92e https://www.cbsnews.com/video/behind-the-wheel-of-a-hydrogen-fuel-cell-car/ Could hydrogen fuel cell cars dominate tomorrow's roads? CBSNews.com takes one out for a spin. Alexander Trowbridge reports. Tue, 06 Aug 2013 04:36:12 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2013/08/02/81670ed8-251d-11e3-9283-005056850598/thumbnail/60x60/4ac660cea84e8747a3bb973c28efaae8/still_toyota_side_shot.png 81661ab5-251d-11e3-9283-005056850598 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/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 Mon, 05 Aug 2013 05:54:14 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2013/08/02/8d8faaf7-1c4d-11e3-9918-005056850598/thumbnail/60x60/b4e8c0db33b17de11f7843a8883de9f4/still_toyota.png a16caf08-3597-11e3-8ce8-047d7b15b92e https://www.cbsnews.com/news/powering-the-future-the-next-big-thing-in-batteries/ CBSNews.com asked the experts at Argonne National Laboratory what lies ahead Thu, 01 Aug 2013 08:29:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2013/07/27/c6c53646-1c4d-11e3-9918-005056850598/thumbnail/60x60/c2fda2f7be6681997e45d538546ed641/batteries_still2.png 833e8976-3597-11e3-8ce8-047d7b15b92e https://www.cbsnews.com/news/powering-the-future-the-benefits-of-battery-recycling/ From keeping toxins out of the environment to protecting your skin from the sun, recycling efforts yield a range of positives Wed, 31 Jul 2013 05:42:37 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2012/05/16/dc09589c-1c4d-11e3-9918-005056850598/thumbnail/60x60/c04e92c6c8fc32d449a596dda44947b0/sun.jpg 8bb818a5-3597-11e3-8ce8-047d7b15b92e https://www.cbsnews.com/video/recycled-batteries-are-in-our-food/ Materials from recycled batteries end up in things we put on our bodies and even in the food we eat. CBSNews.com's Jessica Hartogs got the lowdown on recycling batteries from the CEO of Call2Recycle. Wed, 31 Jul 2013 05:11:43 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2013/07/30/7bfff1c6-251d-11e3-9283-005056850598/thumbnail/60x60/5e79b5a75eb4f584bff340a2f82895aa/batteries.jpg 7bff07ed-251d-11e3-9283-005056850598 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/battery-aims-to-take-stress-off-power-grid-during-heat-wave/ Eos Aurora battery system will be put to the test in New York City Mon, 29 Jul 2013 17:16:34 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2013/07/19/fe6d9173-1c4d-11e3-9918-005056850598/thumbnail/60x60/0c29d8b20ad21001191baff6573bd51f/EosBattery.jpg 64db3762-3597-11e3-8ce8-047d7b15b92e https://www.cbsnews.com/news/longwood-university-dusting-up-power-from-sawmill-scraps/ Powering the Future: Virginia's Longwood University heats its 62-acre campus with sawdust that would otherwise end up in landfills Wed, 24 Jul 2013 05:43:54 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2013/07/23/6b89f7a4-1c4e-11e3-9918-005056850598/thumbnail/60x60/ed6a2c57f81aa7cf7da077edade8ae64/Longwood2_copy.jpg 724c84d8-3597-11e3-8ce8-047d7b15b92e https://www.cbsnews.com/news/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 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 10:17:32 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2013/07/02/b7ba7903-1c4e-11e3-9918-005056850598/thumbnail/60x60/3e2d25b118edf0f76aec7b7c958d3311/171039994.jpg a77a9051-2019-11e3-9283-005056850598 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-bugs-nasas-environmentally-responsible-aviation-project-engineers/ Powering the Future: NASA's Environmentally Responsible Aviation project engineers are working on technology that would keep bugs from sticking to airplane wings Tue, 23 Jul 2013 10:15:27 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2013/07/03/b7caf446-1c4e-11e3-9918-005056850598/thumbnail/60x60/7e0ed7c95c90967bef5bb364c9fc2e4d/xBWBtunnel_2.jpg c1bd9a88-2019-11e3-9283-005056850598 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/solar-impulse-aims-to-push-innovation-on-the-ground/ The sun-powered plane made history by flying across America without fuel, but its creators have a bigger vision than changing air travel Tue, 23 Jul 2013 10:14:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2013/07/14/b7d4808e-1c4e-11e3-9918-005056850598/thumbnail/60x60/d8200c6d55483e6f6cc1bc10973698fb/2013_06_15_AcrossAmerica_FlightCincinnatiWashingtonDC_take-off_revillard--18_thumb.jpg 4aedc421-3597-11e3-8ce8-047d7b15b92e https://www.cbsnews.com/news/green-apps-make-energy-efficiency-fun/ Being green isn't easy, but hopefully these apps will make it fun Tue, 23 Jul 2013 10:12:45 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2013/07/23/b7db5981-1c4e-11e3-9918-005056850598/thumbnail/60x60/bb97a859b0647bc8827a853ee637c02f/EnergyApps2.jpg 66543b6e-3597-11e3-8ce8-047d7b15b92e https://www.cbsnews.com/video/free-phone-charging-stations-pop-up-in-nyc/ A pilot program launched by AT&T, Brooklyn-based firm Prensa and Goal Zero provides New Yorkers with a low cell phone battery a place to charge. Felipe Maya reports. Tue, 23 Jul 2013 09:51:12 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2013/07/23/1cef5a62-251d-11e3-9283-005056850598/thumbnail/60x60/76a456911466753fb4093ee87d2cc83d/ChargingStations_723.jpg 1cee80ff-251d-11e3-9283-005056850598 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/waste-not-turning-garbage-into-energy/ At New York City's Fresh Kills landfill, methane from decomposing trash gets turned into high-quality natural gas Wed, 17 Jul 2013 05:36:15 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2013/07/16/2e7e69d2-1c4f-11e3-9918-005056850598/thumbnail/60x60/bb524b69bb12d7e43424bf7a44e38942/DSC00004.jpg 530f4845-3597-11e3-8ce8-047d7b15b92e https://www.cbsnews.com/video/solar-powered-mobile-health-clinic-reaches-patients-in-west-bank/ A mobile medical clinic powered by solar energy is delivering health care to Palestinian residents living in area C of the West Bank, where Israeli regulation does not allow construction. CBSNews.com's Felipe Maya reports. Tue, 16 Jul 2013 07:39:11 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2013/07/16/12a98afe-251d-11e3-9283-005056850598/thumbnail/60x60/d56c1d5caa165842f1009c2c8dc95944/np_solarclinic.jpg 12a86886-251d-11e3-9283-005056850598 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/will-electric-cars-ever-become-mainstream/ Sales of electric vehicles are growing, but battery costs, "range anxiety" and other factors are slowing widespread adoption Thu, 11 Jul 2013 08:36:07 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2013/05/09/978ce417-1c4f-11e3-9918-005056850598/thumbnail/60x60/0ae4159c939f576d1ac7a90a2549f267/2.jpg 3984f35d-3597-11e3-8ce8-047d7b15b92e https://www.cbsnews.com/news/powering-the-future-will-algae-fuel-your-next-car/ Scientists racing against the clock to replace petroleum see a promising future in algae oil -- a carbon neutral biofuel Mon, 08 Jul 2013 10:16:23 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2013/07/04/e0057587-1c4f-11e3-9918-005056850598/thumbnail/60x60/31f54c7efd8d3a941e006b4ecec17bc9/algae-oil.jpg cda32322-2019-11e3-9283-005056850598 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/apple-to-build-solar-farm-to-power-reno-data-center/ Tech giant continues to advance its policy on renewable energy to power its data centers Tue, 02 Jul 2013 17:33:42 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2012/03/01/4b462aee-1c50-11e3-9918-005056850598/thumbnail/60x60/ca2164953759de8f4a5bdff252cfc178/_MG_7664-c4-3.jpg b8241b46-2019-11e3-9283-005056850598 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/solar-boat-shines-light-on-suns-power/ CBSNews.com tours the world's largest solar-powered boat Tue, 02 Jul 2013 07:32:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2013/07/01/67c14de8-1c50-11e3-9918-005056850598/thumbnail/60x60/b0ab6e743a85e38822a7f6498c747620/for_web_credit_anthonycollinsplanetsolar_1.jpg add1fd7c-2019-11e3-9283-005056850598 https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/10-eco-friendly-products-for-the-home/ Did you know you could make your own yogurt, or run an alarm clock on water? Check out these products that help you save the planet Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:06:09 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2013/04/22/4cdae092-1c50-11e3-9918-005056850598/thumbnail/60x60/b634ca856e4cae1361924d061b643b6f/Greenproducts1.jpg 79a21936-200b-11e3-9283-005056850598