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Design, build, and refine a device that works within given constraints to convert one form of energy into another form of energy.

  1. Microbes

    Powered by poop and pee?

    Scientists are developing methods to not only remove human waste from wastewater, but also to harness the energy hidden within it.

    By Alison Pearce Stevens
  2. Tech

    ‘Smart’ clothes generate electricity

    Scientists in South Korea have developed a fabric that captures energy from its wearer’s motions and turns it into electricity.

    By Stephen Ornes
  3. Tech

    Digital lighting goes organic

    An environmentally friendly lighting technology promises not only to save energy but also to transform our indoor environment.

    By Kathiann Kowalski
  4. Computing

    Electricity: Cutting the cords

    Engineers are working to charge more wireless gadgets — without relying on cords and plugs.

    By Kathiann Kowalski
  5. Earth

    Explainer: Telling a tsunami from a seiche

    Waves that hit coastlines with ferocious power, tsunamis are one of the planet’s most devastating forces of nature. And seiches: They’re tsunamis little, but still potentially deadly, cousins.

    By Stephen Ornes

  6. Enthusiasm and reward for science

    Meet the high schoolers who won the 2011 Intel Science Talent Search.

    By Stephen Ornes
  7. Materials Science

    Battery powered to heal

    With its own first-aid kit, this battery can really keep going.

    By Stephen Ornes