Nasa is developing ways to use nuclear power to send spacecraft to their destinations. Nuclear propulsion could greatly ...

The air high above Earth has been moving in the opposite direction of the world below it. While the planet’s surface and ...

Some engineers are prioritizing ‘design for demise’ and planning satellites that are more likely to completely burn up in Earth’s atmosphere at the end of their lifespan.

Ever had an AC running all day and still felt uncomfortable? Or a system that cools too fast, then leaves the room uneven and ...

Warm up your living room or home office this winter, and maybe save a few bucks on your electric bill while you’re at it.

Ultraefficient heat pumps need to replace more than gas furnaces. They have to replace inefficient space heaters as well.

Merino Energy, a new startup led by a former Apple engineer, created a lower-cost heat pump that launched today.

SpaceX wants to put up to a million data centers in orbit. There are a few technological hurdles standing in the way. MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world ...

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NewsChannel 13 investigated the cost of running space heaters amid high utility bills. A 1,500-watt space heater running for eight hours uses 20 to 30 times more energy than a refrigerator.

Industrial heating powers everything from chemical production to large-scale manufacturing. Yet most facilities still rely on fossil fuels to generate that heat. Engineers have long searched for ...