Decarbonising the transport sector requires a systematic approach of electrifying what can be electrified and scaling up biofuels and hydrogen for what remains. There is no doubt that electricity is ...

Fans of U.S. comedic documentary maker John Wilson may well have seen his “How to” guide to finding a parking spot in New York City. The message of Wilson’s comic odyssey was clear. Buy a car in the ...

IN RECENT YEARS the manufacture of blades for wind turbines has undergone a revolution, as it were. Two decades ago lengths of 40 metres or so were an achievement. Thanks largely to lighter and ...

Alessio Figalli studies optimal transport, a field of math that ranges from the movements of clouds to the workings of chatbots. By Siobhan Roberts The words “optimal” and “optimize” derive from the ...