His determination bore fruit in 1938, when Dammam Well No. 7 — later called "Be’er Al Khair" (Well of Goodness) — began producing oil in commercial quantities. This momentous discovery laid the first ...

Tech editor Alistair Barr visited the Nevada factory in March to see how the company is creating the new "black gold." More from News Redwood Materials, run by Tesla cofounder JB Straubel ...