Maria Telkes showed a flair for chemistry at age 11 doing experiments in a lab in her parents' garden house.

Which solar ovens are best? Campfires, charcoal grills, and gas-powered camping stoves can definitely make life easier for hungry campers, but they can’t do everything. Sometimes, the only source of ...

Cooking dinner usually comes with an unavoidable extra – the energy needed to heat the oven. On a hot summer afternoon, there ...