Looking for Energy Innovation? Look to Materials Science

\n\n

\n\n\n\n\n", "content_article_word_count": "", "content_platform": "web", "grapeshot_segments": "gv_safe,gt_positive_like,gt_positive,gs_science_misc,gs_entertain_books,ap_sustainableinvesting,gs_science,gb_safe,pos_alcohol,pos_chasemarriott,pos_citibank,pos_creditcard,pos_disasters,pos_diseases,pos_disney_fxfargo,pos_ey,pos_facebook_safety,pos_hermes,pos_ibm,pos_jpmc,pos_mobkoi,pos_septembereleven,an_bankofamerica_negative,an_facebook_safe,an_fidelity_safe,an_jpmc_safe,an_ms_safe,an_volvo_safe,ap_alfaromeo_safe,ap_bankofamerica_safe,ap_citi_banking_safe,ap_citi_hurricanes,ap_citi_injury,ap_citi_naacp_safe,ap_citi_sex_safe,ap_citi_transportation_safe,ap_facebook_infeed_safe,ap_facebook_safe,ap_fidelity_safe,ap_gwp,ap_jpmc_safe,ap_ms_safe,ap_netflix_israeli_safe,ap_texas_shooting_safe,ap_volvo_safe,general_safe_gv,neg_apple_1,gs_entertain,neg_fx,neg_apple_2,neg_vca,gs_tech_computing,ap_penguin_books,gs_tech", "watson_categories": null, "editorial_project": null, "channels": "video", "content_subtype": "blog"}, "article_word_count": null, "article_last_updated": "2013-09-10T17:18:25-04:00", "watson_last_updated": "2022-11-25T23:33:20.332198+00:00"} \n\n

\n\n\n\n\n", "domain": "www.theatlantic.com", "has_meter": true, "hours_since_published": 102773, "image": "https://cdn.theatlantic.com/tng/static/theatlantic/img/lacroix-default-thumbnail.png", "is_404": false, "is_accounts": false, "is_amp": false, "is_features": false, "is_freelance": false, "is_instant": false, "is_magazine": false, "is_opinion_article": false, "is_sponsored": false, "is_tng": true, "kicker": "", "layout": "standard", "og_type": "article", "original_url": "http://www.theatlantic.com/video/archive/2011/03/looking-for-energy-innovation-look-to-materials-science/72800/", "path": "/video/archive/2011/03/looking-for-energy-innovation-look-to-materials-science/72800/", "primary_channel": "video", "report": "", "request": {"is_gdpr": false, "experiment_id": null, "experiment_group": null, "experiment": null}, "share_text": "Looking for Energy Innovation? Look to Materials Science, by @alexismadrigal", "show_nudges": true, "site_refresh": true, "site_url": "https://www.theatlantic.com", "tags": [], "template": "hippo/pages/article.html", "title": "Looking for Energy Innovation? Look to Materials Science", "token": "4a267a9f318c4d13a45efcdfcbb94bb86b995416", "trump_channel": "video", "twitter_image": "", "url": "https://www.theatlantic.com/video/archive/2011/03/looking-for-energy-innovation-look-to-materials-science/72800/", "version": "2.0.0", "view": "article"}; window.Atlantic.page_meta = (function(){ var page_meta = document.getElementById('page_meta'); var data = {}; try { data = JSON.parse(page_meta.textContent); } catch (err) {} return data; })(); window.Atlantic.GTM = { quantcastLabels: ["The Atlantic.Editorial.Title.Looking for Energy Innovation? Look to Materials Science", "The Atlantic.Editorial.Author.Alexis C Madrigal", "The Atlantic.Editorial.Channel.video"], simplereach: { is_404: false, conf: {"url": "https://www.theatlantic.com/video/archive/2011/03/looking-for-energy-innovation-look-to-materials-science/72800/", "page_url": "https://www.theatlantic.com/video/archive/2011/03/looking-for-energy-innovation-look-to-materials-science/72800/", "title": "Looking for Energy Innovation? Look to Materials Science", "date": "2011-03-18T14:34:38-04:00", "authors": ["alexis-c-madrigal"], "channels": ["video"], "tags": []} } }

Sections

The Atlantic Crossword

The Print Edition

Looking for Energy Innovation? Look to Materials Science