'The era of very cheap energy in Europe is over,' says Arden Energy's Fergal Purcell, an Irish company that seeks to lower household and office fuel bills. 'The era of smart energy is coming.'

European researchers are striving to improve the technology that could one day help blind people see again.

The major greenhouse gas contributing to global warming could become a prime resource for biofuels that can cut car, plane and ship emissions.

With a new, user-friendly interface, researchers can quickly design many cellular metamaterial structures that have unique mechanical properties.

Made of cement, carbon black, and water, the device could provide cheap and scalable energy storage for renewable energy sources.

Damian Stefaniuk unpacks new research to bolster concrete’s natural carbon sequestration potential by adding sodium bicarbonate in mixes.