Energy Bite

Venkat Viswanathan, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, discusses how batteries are used to power drones and how battery innovation can improve drone function.

Venkat Viswanathan, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, discusses why lithium ion batteries can catch fire and how these fires can be avoided. ...

Venkat Viswanathan, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, discusses the current range of electric vehicles, how range can be improved with new battery technology, and what problems this new technology may...

Meagan Mauter, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, discusses the role of water in the energy industry as well as the various technologies being developed to treat wastewater to minimize energy...

Meagan Mauter, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, discusses the possibility of desalinating water to increase the water supply of areas experiencing drought conditions.

Meagan Mauter, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, discusses how wastewater from hydraulic fracking could potentially cause earthquakes and how these earthquakes could potentially be prevented.

Meagan Mauter, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, discusses how new technologies for wastewater management can be beneficial both economically and environmentally.

Meagan Mauter, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, discusses how water is used as part of the hydraulic fracturing process, how much is used, and possible implications of that use.

Nick Muller, a visiting professor at Carnegie Mellon University, responds to a listener who wonders if a carbon tax is a better solution than a cap-and-trade program.

Nick Muller, a visiting professor at Carnegie Mellon University explains how environmental policies adversely affect firms that use coal.