MRS Bulletin Energy Quarterly
Energy Quarterly (EQ) is a special section published in the March, June, September, and December issues of MRS Bulletin dedicated to the challenges facing materials scientists in the quest for sustainable solutions to the world's energy problems. We aim to provide a comprehensive snapshot of the materials for energy field, for both experienced researchers and the general reader. EQ is available in our print edition of MRS Bulletin, where you can find it easily by flipping to the pages with the orange edge, and is also available FOR FREE ONLINE at the Cambridge University Press MRS Bulletin website. You DO NOT have to be a subscriber to MRS Bulletin to access this content--it is freely available to anyone with internet access.
March 2013
Editorial
The stuff we need for clean energy
Alex King
Energy Sector Analysis
United States launches new direction to manage nuclear waste
Prachi Patel
FEATURE EDITOR: Rod Ewing
Energy Sector Analysis
Brewing fuels in a solar furnace
Arthur L. Robinson with contributions by Corinna Wu
FEATURE EDITOR: Aldo Steinfeld
Interview
Bigger picture helps Alf Bjørseth focus on energy and materials projects for the future
Abdelilah Slaoui and Michael de Laine
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November 2012
Editorial
The tortoise and the hare
M. Stanley Whittingham
Energy Sector Analysis
A capacity for change
Philip Ball
FEATURE EDITOR: Yury Gogotsi
Interview
The materials that make an energy company: BP chief scientist Ellen Williams discusses sustainable energy
Martin Green and Prachi Patel
Regional Initiative
Grid battery storage gets big in the States
Prachi Patel
FEATURE EDITOR: Brian Perusse
Energy Focus
Tim Palucka
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September 2012
Editorial
Billboard science
Steve Yalisove
Energy Sector Analysis
High-temperature superconductors change the game
Arthur L. Robinson
FEATURE EDITOR: James Misewich
Interview
From materials research to climate change: David Eaglesham assesses the solar energy industry
Steve M. Yalisove and Arthur L. Robinson
Videos
Beyond Efficiency
Opportunities
Storage
One Percent
Balance of System
Wrong Problem
Regional Initiative
Supercapacitors take charge in Germany
Philip Ball
FEATURE EDITOR: Yury Gogotsi
Energy Focus
Tim Palucka
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June 2012
Editorial
Thin films thick with promise
Paul Drzaic
Energy Sector Analysis
High-temperature materials increase efficiency of gas power plants
Angela Saini
FEATURE EDITOR: Tresa Pollock
Interview
Energy efficiency with organic electronics: Ching W. Tang revisits his days at Kodak
Interviewed by Stephen Forrest
Regional Initiative
China’s nuclear resolve
Angela Saini
FEATURE EDITOR: Qiang (Charles) Feng
Energy Focus
Tim Palucka
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March 2012
Editorial
Materials fuel sustainable development
Marty Green
Energy Sector Analysis
Thinking small for solar
Corinna Wu
FEATURE EDITOR: Hideyuki Murata
Interview
The shift to advanced materials: GM’s Alan Taub surveys future of the auto industry
Interviewed by David S. Ginley and Arthur L. Robinson
Regional Initiative
Coal liquefaction in China and South Africa
Prachi Patel
FEATURE EDITOR: Rocco Fiato
Energy Focus
Tim Palucka
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December 2011
Editorial
Energy outlook: A perspective from the new generation of materials researchers
Isaac Tamblyn, Ivana Aguiar, Ratna K. Annabattula, Gusphyl Justin, Kayvan Rafiee, A. Rios-Flores, Antonio Vicente, Jenny G. Vitillo and Deniz Wong
Energy Sector Analysis
Materials Genome Initiative and energy
Prachi Patel
Interview
Satisfying our global energy appetite: Former DOE Under Secretary Raymond Orbach looks ahead
Russell R. Chianelli and Arthur L. Robinson
Regional Initiative
Wind on the Lakes
Philip Ball
FEATURE EDITOR: Nathan Kipnis
Energy Focus
Tim Palucka
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September 2011
Editorial
Opening the grid across continents
David Cahen and George Crabtree and Steve M. Yalisove
Energy Sector Analysis
Solid-state lighting: The future looks bright
Prachi Patel
Interview
Batteries for energy generation and storage: A perspective from MIT professor and entrepreneur Yet-Ming Chiang
George Crabtree and Arthur L. Robinson
Regional Initiative
Desert visions
Corinna Wu
Energy Focus
Tim Palucka
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June 2011
Editorial
What is the future for nuclear power?
Robin W. Grimes
Energy Sector Analysis
Learning from failures
Angela Saini
Regional Initiative
France’s nuclear power program continues in force
Philip Ball
Energy Focus
Tim Palucka
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March 2011
Editorial
Materials for energy: Energy, economy, and the environment
Russell R. Chianelli
Energy Sector Analysis
Variable states
Corinna Wu
Interview
Brazil’s energy policies: An interview with Sérgio Rezende, former S&T minister
Interviewed by Guillermo Solórzano
Energy Focus
Gopal R. Rao
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December 2010
Editorial
Learning from energy initiatives conducted in different regions of the world
Steve M. Yalisove and Elizabeth L. Fleischer
Energy Sector Analysis
The science of oil drilling goes deep
Philip Ball
Interview
Construction goes green: An interview with Kevin Surace of Serious Materials
Interviewed by Paul S. Drzaic and Corinna Wu
Regional Initiative
Maintaining Brazil’s ethanol fuel momentum
Arthur L. Robinson
Energy Focus
Gopal R. Rao
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September 2010
Editorial
Introducing Energy Quarterly
V.S. Arunachalam and E.L. Fleischer
Energy Sector Analysis
Better batteries for electric vehicles
Corinna Wu
Interview
Energy and expansion: The Tata story
Regional Initiative
How sunlight became a commodity in Germany
Philip Ball
Energy Focus
Gopal R. Rao
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