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Nanopillars promise cheap, efficient, flexible solar cells
14-07-2009
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California at Berkeley have demonstrated a way to fabricate efficient solar cells from low-cost and flexible materials. The new design grows optically active semiconductors in arrays of ...
New research may help address radionuclide contamination at DOE sites
30-06-2009
Five years from now, Lab scientists will be able to better determine how, when and why plutonium moves in soil and groundwater. The way to predict how plutonium is transported in groundwater away from a site is by looking at the dominant geochemical processes that control plutonium's (Pu) ...
A billion-year ultra-dense memory chip
11-06-2009
When it comes to data storage, density and durability have always moved in opposite directions – the greater the density the shorter the durability. For example, information carved in stone is not dense but can last thousands of years, whereas today's silicon memory chips can hold their ...
Argonne’s lithium-ion battery technology to be commercialized by BASF
BASF proposes construction of lithium-ion battery material production plant in Elyria, Ohio
05-06-2009
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and BASF have signed a world-wide licensing agreement to mass produce and market Argonne's patented composite cathode materials to manufacturers of advanced lithium-ion batteries. BASF will conduct further lithium-ion battery ...
Argonne scientists receive tech transfer award for battery R&D
12-05-2009
Three scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory won an Excellence in Technology Transfer Award for a battery system expected to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, as well as America's dependence of imported oil. The Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) ...
Breaking the ties that bind: New hope for biomass fuels
Los Alamos researchers crack code for binding lignocellulosic biomass
24-04-2009
Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers have discovered a potential chink in the armor of fibers that make the cell walls of certain inedible plant materials so tough. The insight ultimately could lead to a cost-effective and energy-efficient strategy for turning biomass into alternative ...
Nanofarming technology harvest biofuel oils without harming algae
Ames Laboratory and Catilin seek to commercialize new algal oil extraction process
14-04-2009
Algae is widely touted as the next best source for fueling the world's energy needs. But one of the greatest challenges in creating biofuels from algae is that when you extract the oil from the algae, it kills the organisms, dramatically raising production costs. Now researchers at the U.S. ...
Michigan State University to host $550 million federal nuclear science facility
Facility for Rare Isotope Beams to give glimpse into origin of elements, push envelope of physics research
15-12-2008
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science named Michigan State University as the site for the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams. Conceptual design work for the proposed new $550 million facility will begin this year, with construction expecting to take about one decade. The facility will ...
US Department of Energy funds Clemson, Savannah River National Laboratory hydrogen research
11-12-2008
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded Clemson University researchers, in collaboration with DOE's Savannah River National Laboratory, $409,000 to develop a new polymer membrane that may enable the production of hydrogen using high-temperature heat, such as that from a nuclear ...
DSM launches U.S. Department of Energy-funded research initiative for second generation biofuels
23-10-2008
Royal DSM N.V. announced the execution of a multimillion dollar cooperative funding agreement with the US Department of Energy to underwrite a portion of research and development costs aimed at enabling "second generation" biofuels from non-food feedstocks. In February 2008, a consortium led ...
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