Public Release: 30-Jan-2013
NREL acquires fuel cell hybrid vehicles to support hydrogen studies
The US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently received four fuel cell hybrid vehicles - advanced on loan from Toyota through a two-year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement. These vehicles will help NREL enhance its research related to hydrogen fueling infrastructure, renewable hydrogen production, and vehicle performance.
US Department of Energy

Public Release: 30-Jan-2013
Lakewood High School wins Colorado Science Bowl
Students from Lakewood High School Team 1 won the Colorado High School Science Bowl today. They will go on to the 23rd National Science Bowl in Washington DC, April 25-29, where they will compete for the national title against more than 400 students from 70 high schools.
US Department of Energy

Public Release: 27-Jan-2013
Nature Nanotechnology
Rice technique points toward 2-D devices
Rice scientists have created a process to make patterns in atom-thick layers that combine a conductor -- graphene -- and an insulator -- hexagonal boron nitride. The process may lead to new possibilities for two-dimensional electronics.
National Science Foundation, USARO, ONR, Welch Foundation, US Department of Energy

Public Release: 24-Jan-2013
PNNL awarded $2.8 million to keep troops cool while using less fuel
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has been awarded $2.8 million to adapt its energy-efficient adsorption chilling system for field military bases. The system could use up to half as much diesel as today's technology, which could also save soldiers' lives by reducing attacks on troops who transport fuel in the battlefield.
US Department of Energy, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, US Department of Defense, Navy

Public Release: 24-Jan-2013
Science
Love triumphs over hate to make exotic new compound
Northwestern University graduate student Jonathan Barnes had a hunch for creating an exotic new chemical compound, and his idea that the force of love is stronger than hate proved correct. He and his colleagues are the first to permanently interlock two identical tetracationic rings that normally are repelled by each other. Many experts had said it couldn't be done. The new compound has attractive electronic characteristics and can be made quickly and inexpensively.
US Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, US Department of Defense