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This highway moves electricity, H2 fuel—and cars at 500mph

Highways could one day transport electricity and hydrogen fuel, as well as enabling vehicles to travel at nearly 500 miles per hour, according to a new study.

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‘It’s one of the biggest results of science in the past 20-30 years’

But turning the newest breakthrough at a U.S. Energy Department lab into abundant, carbon-free power may require hundreds of billions of dollars. And many technical hurdles await.
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How new wind turbines produce far more energy

Lighter materials and improved design have enabled blades to get much longer and more efficient at capturing the wind.
Shutdown of coal-fired power plant results in significant fetal health improvement in downwind areas

Shutdown of coal-fired power plant results in significant fetal health improvement in downwind areas

Science Daily on some good health news from the "War On Coal."

First study to show fetal health improvement as a result of a coal-fired power plant shutdown due to direct federal level regulation on single pollution source finds 15 percent reduction in likelihood of having a low birth weight baby and 28 percent reduction in likelihood of a preterm birth in areas downwind of the power plant.
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