fuels

A new polymer added to jet fuel can reduce the chance of an explosion after a crash.

California regulators are poised to restore a first-in-the-nation climate change program that requires a 10 percent cut in carbon emissions on transportation fuels sold in the state by 2020, despite oil industry objections that it could drive up gas prices

A new “artificial leaf” system that uses solar energy to split water can safely and efficiently create hydrogen fuel.

A new water-splitting device can continuously generate hydrogen and oxygen for more than 200 hours—and requires only one catalyst.