If we're going to get this country out of its current energy situation, we can't just conserve our way out. We can't just drill our way out. We can't bomb our way out. We're going to do it the old-fashioned, American way. We're going to invent our way out, working together.

Want to know the best thing about being a professor? Colored chalk.

The students who work with me believe in science in service of society, not science in service of career building.

The liquid metal battery story is more than an account of inventing technology. It's a blueprint for inventing inventors.

How do we attack important problems? Pose the right question.

In a battery, I strive to maximize electrical potential. When mentoring, I strive to maximize human potential.

If we're going to get this country out of its current energy situation, we can't just conserve our way out. We can't just drill our way out. We can't bomb our way out. We're going to do it the old-fashioned, American way. We're going to invent our way out, working together.