Made from inexpensive, abundant materials, an aluminium-sulphur battery could provide low-cost backup storage for renewable energy sources.

Researchers are seeking ways to treat spinal injuries with graphene-based implants while VR gaming could help stroke recovery.

With more people getting on track for sustainable high-speed rail, reducing noise pollution and sophisticated traffic management will boost adoption.

With the overall rapid growth of air travel, aircraft design is ripe for decarbonisation, but widespread electric flight requires better batteries and lightweight systems.

It’s full steam ahead for the European shipping industry as a new wave of clean-energy tech is set to throw greenhouse-gas emissions overboard.

China controls 60% of the world’s lithium mining, 77% of battery cell capacity and 60% of battery component manufacturing. Many American EV makers, including Tesla, rely heavily on battery materials from China.The US needs a national strategy to build an EV ecosystem if it hopes to catch up – and this article considers how it would work.