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Showing releases 51-74 out of 74.
Public Release: 11-Sep-2012
University of Tennessee, ORNL lead national team to study nuclear fusion reactors A team of researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in collaboration with seven other institutions, is trying tackle the challenges of bringing fusion energy to the commercial marketplace. 
US Department of Energy
Contact: Whitney Heins
Public Release: 10-Sep-2012
ORNL roof and attic design proves efficient in summer and winter A new kind of roof-and-attic system field-tested at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory keeps homes cool in summer and prevents heat loss in winter, a multi-seasonal efficiency uncommon in roof and attic design. Contact: Bill Cabage
Public Release: 10-Sep-2012
 Nature Climate ChangeLawrence Livermore researchers find wind power not enough to affect global climate Though there is enough power in the earth's winds to be a primary source of near-zero emission electric power for the world, large-scale high altitude wind power generation is unlikely to substantially affect climate. Contact: Anne Stark
Public Release: 7-Sep-2012
ScienceClearer look at how iron reacts in the environment Scientists have developed a the first way to watch electrons hop in semiconductors. This opens research possibilities for premeditation, solar cells, batteries, hydrogen generation, catalysis.
US Department of Energy
Contact: Tona Kunz
Public Release: 6-Sep-2012
ScienceRust never sleeps A multi-institutional team led by scientists at Berkeley Lab have directly observed electron hopping in iron oxide particles, a phenomonon that holds huge significance for a broad range of environment- and energy-related applications.
US Department of Energy, Office of Science, National Cancer Institute
Contact: Lynn Yarris
Public Release: 6-Sep-2012
September 2012 story tips Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Oklahoma's ClimateMaster Inc. have collaborated to develop a ground source heat pump that can reduce a homeowner's electric bill by up to 60 percent. Owners of electric cars could kiss that cumbersome cord goodbye without losing efficiency because of a proprietary technology developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Contact: Ron Walli
Public Release: 5-Sep-2012
LEDs winning light race to save energy, the environment A PNNL report shows light-emitting diode light bulbs, also known as LEDs, are more environmentally friendly than compact fluorescent and incandescent lights. LEDs' environmental edge is expected to grow substantially as technology and manufacturing methods improve by 2017.
US Department of Energy
Contact: Franny White
Public Release: 27-Aug-2012
Physical Review ECooled coal emissions would clean air and lower health and climate-change costs Refrigerating coal-plant emissions would reduce levels of dangerous chemicals that pour into the air -- including carbon dioxide by more than 90 percent -- at a cost of 25 percent efficiency, according to a simple math-driven formula designed by a team of University of Oregon physicists.
US Department of Energy
Contact: Jim Barlow
Public Release: 22-Aug-2012
Nature MaterialsORNL researchers probe invisible vacancies in fuel cell materials Knowing the position of missing oxygen atoms could be the key to cheaper solid oxide fuel cells with longer lifetimes. New microscopy research from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is enabling scientists to map these vacancies at an atomic scale. Contact: Morgan McCorkle
Public Release: 22-Aug-2012
University of Minnesota receives $13.1 million in DOE funding for 2 new nationwide centers The University of Minnesota has been awarded two grants from the US Department of Energy totaling $13.1 million over the next five years to fund two nationwide centers headquartered in the Department of Chemistry in the University's College of Science and Engineering. Research activities begin Sept. 1, 2012.
US Department of Energy
Contact: Rhonda Zurn
Public Release: 21-Aug-2012
American Chemical Society's 244th National Meeting & ExpositionORNL technology moves scientists closer to extracting uranium from seawater Fueling nuclear reactors with uranium harvested from the ocean could become more feasible because of a material developed by a team led by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Contact: Ron Walli
Public Release: 21-Aug-2012
Nano LettersSelf-charging power cell converts and stores energy in a single unit Researchers have developed a self-charging power cell that directly converts mechanical energy to chemical energy, storing the power until it is released as electrical current. The development avoids converting mechanical energy to electrical energy for charging a battery.
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, US Air Force, Nationl Science Foundation, US Department of Energy
Contact: John Toon
Public Release: 20-Aug-2012
Nature ChemistrySpeeding the search for better carbon capture Berkeley Lab researchers helped develop the first computational model to accurately predict the interactions between flue gases and a special variety of the carbon dioxide-capturing molecular systems known as metal-organic frameworks. This new model should greatly accelerate the search for new low-cost and efficient ways to burn coal without exacerbating global climate change.
US Department of Energy Office of Science
Contact: Lynn Yarris
Public Release: 20-Aug-2012
20th Annual International Conference on Plasma Surface Interactions Nuclear FusionScientist finds new way to predict heat layer troublemaker Researchers at a recent worldwide conference on fusion power have confirmed the surprising accuracy of a new model for predicting the size of a key barrier to fusion that a top scientist at the US Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory has developed.
US Department of Energy
Contact: John Greenwald
Public Release: 20-Aug-2012
Nano LettersPatterning defect-free nanocrystal films with nanometer resolution A new process developed at MIT could enable better LED displays, solar cells and biosensors -- and foster basic physics research.
US Army Research Office, US Department of Energy, Samsung
Contact: Caroline McCall
Public Release: 20-Aug-2012
Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologyTeaching a microbe to make fuel A genetically modified organism could turn carbon dioxide or waste products into a gasoline-compatible transportation fuel.
US Department of Energy
Contact: Sarah McDonnell
Public Release: 16-Aug-2012
Ecological ApplicationsORNL researchers improve soil carbon cycling models A new carbon cycling model developed at the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory better accounts for the carbon dioxide-releasing activity of microbes in the ground, improving scientists' understanding of the role soil will play in future climate change. Contact: Jennifer Brouner
Public Release: 16-Aug-2012
Future of concentrating photovoltaics focus of technology roundtable at UC Santa Barbara On July 25-26, 2012, the Institute for Energy Efficiency and the Center for Energy Efficient Materials brought together key stakeholders from the private sector, academia and government for a highly interactive, facilitated discussion to inform and focus research in the CPV field.
US Department of Energy SunShot Initiative, DOE/National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Contact: Mikaela Mennen
Public Release: 14-Aug-2012
The Plant CellFinding new research frontiers in a single cell Pioneering mass spectrometry methods developed at the US Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory are helping plant biologists get their first glimpses of never-before-seen plant tissue structures. The new method opens up new realms of study, ones that might have long-ranging implications for biofuels research and crop genetics.
US Department of Energy
Contact: Laura Millsaps
Public Release: 14-Aug-2012
New study finds the US wind power market riding a wave that is likely to crest in 2012 Facing looming policy uncertainty beyond 2012, the US remained one of the fastest-growing wind power markets in the world in 2011 -- second only to China -- according to a new report released by Berkeley Lab. Driven by the threat of expiring federal incentives, new wind power installations are widely expected to be substantially higher in 2012 than in 2011, and perhaps even in excess of 2009's record build.
US Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Contact: Allan Chen
Public Release: 13-Aug-2012
Researchers work to further biofuel production without increasing food prices This fall, MU scientists are beginning a study to determine how non-food biofuel crops, such as switchgrass, grow in marginal land along the floodplains, where most crops cannot thrive. The team in the MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources has received a $5.4 million grant from the US Department of Energy to further its research.
US Department of Energy
Contact: Christian Basi
Public Release: 13-Aug-2012
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesFresh water breathes fresh life into hurricanes An analysis of a decade's worth of tropical cyclones shows that when hurricanes blow over ocean regions swamped by fresh water, the conditions can unexpectedly intensify the storm. Although the probability that hurricanes will hit such conditions is small, ranging from 10 to 23 percent, the effect is potentially large: Hurricanes can become 50 percent more intense, researchers report in a study appearing this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
US Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, National Science Foundation of China
Contact: Mary Beckman
Public Release: 6-Aug-2012
Physical Review LettersExtreme plasma theories put to the test The first controlled studies of extremely hot, dense matter have overthrown the widely accepted 50-year-old model used to explain how ions influence each other's behavior in a dense plasma. The results should benefit a wide range of fields, from research aimed at tapping nuclear fusion as an energy source to understanding the inner workings of stars.
US Department of Energy
Contact: Andy Freeberg
Public Release: 6-Aug-2012
Energy PolicyIncreased productivity, not less energy use, results from more efficient lighting More light, rather than lower costs, should be the result of increased efficiencies of LED lighting. But productivity will increase.
Sandia/Solid-State Lighting Science Energy Frontier Research Center, US Department of Energy/Basic Energy Sciences
Contact: neal singer
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