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Showing releases 51-75 out of 97.
Public Release: 3-Oct-2012
New sophisticated control algorithms poised to revolutionize electric battery technology Engineers at the University of California, San Diego, have developed sophisticated estimation algorithms that allow lithium-ion batteries to run more efficiently, potentially reducing their cost by 25 percent and allowing the batteries to charge twice as fast as is currently possible. In one instance, electric batteries could be charged in just 15 minutes. The researchers at the Jacobs School of Engineering are sharing a $9.6 million grant from the Department of Energy. 
US Department of Energy
Contact: Ioana Patringenaru
Public Release: 2-Oct-2012
Iowa Powder Atomization Technologies wins John Pappajohn Iowa Business Plan Competition Iowa Powder Atomization Technologies, a start-up company based on technology developed at the Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory, has won the 2012 John Pappajohn Iowa Business Plan Competition. The competition honors top business plans of companies in business for four years or less, with an aim of stimulating business development. The prize includes $25,000 in seed money. Contact: Breehan Gerleman Lucchesi
Public Release: 2-Oct-2012
 Physical Review LettersAmes Laboratory finds ordered atoms in glass materials Scientists at the US Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory have discovered the underlying order in metallic glasses, which may hold the key to the ability to create new high-tech alloys with specific properties.
US Department of Energy Office of Science
Contact: Laura Millsaps
Public Release: 28-Sep-2012
Physical Review LettersProbing the mysteries of cracks and stresses Analysis of molecular-level fracture and stress mechanisms could have broad implications for understanding materials' behavior.
US Department of Energy/Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors
Contact: Caroline McCall
Public Release: 28-Sep-2012
UA engineering leads $5.5 million DOE project to create low-cost solar energy Solar power may be clean and renewable, but solar panels are inefficient and do not work at night. Could concentrated solar power be the salty solution?
US Department of Energy
Contact: Steve Delgado
Public Release: 27-Sep-2012
Nano LettersNickelblock: An element's love-hate relationship with battery electrodes Battery materials on the nano-scale reveal how nickel forms a physical barrier that impedes the shuttling of lithium ions in the electrode, reducing how fast the materials charge and discharge. Published last week in Nano Letters, the research also suggests a way to improve the materials.
Department of Energy
Contact: Mary Beckman
Public Release: 27-Sep-2012
Ames Laboratory and IWRC win award for virtual spray paint training software Spray paint training and designing next-generation power plants don't seem, at first glance, to have much to do with one another. But, the US Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory recently partnered with the Iowa Waste Reduction Center at the University of Northern Iowa to improve spray paint training using a virtual engineering software toolkit. The software enhancements have recently won a regional Federal Laboratory Consortium award for applying federal developed technology to industry needs. Contact: Breehan Gerleman Lucchesi
Public Release: 25-Sep-2012
Wayne State University researcher's calculations will help unlock new energy sources A Wayne State University researcher is part of a national project to find accessible sources of natural gas. Jaewon Jang, Ph.D., assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering in the College of Engineering, recently received a two-year, $178,000 grant from the US Department of Energy to aid in the search for methane hydrates in oceans and permafrost, such as the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska's North Slope.
US Department of Energy
Contact: Julie O'Connor
Public Release: 24-Sep-2012
Physical Review LettersA clock that will last forever Imagine a clock that will keep perfect time forever or a device that opens new dimensions into the study of quantum phenomena such as emergence and entanglement. Berkeley Lab researchers have proposed a space-time crystal based on an electric-field ion trap and the Coulomb repulsion of particles that carry the same electrical charge.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Lynn Yarris
Public Release: 20-Sep-2012
Nano LettersORNL research uncovers path to defect-free thin films A team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Ho Nyung Lee has discovered a strain relaxation phenomenon in cobaltites that has eluded researchers for decades and may lead to advances in fuel cells, magnetic sensors and a host of energy-related materials. Contact: Ron Walli
Public Release: 19-Sep-2012
NatureWorld record holder Northwestern University scientists have developed a thermoelectric material that is the best in the world at converting waste heat to electricity. This is very good news once you realize nearly two-thirds of energy input is lost as waste heat. The material could signify a paradigm shift. With a very environmentally stable material that is expected to convert 15 to 20 percent of waste heat to useful electricity, thermoelectrics now could see more widespread adoption by industry.
US Department of Energy
Contact: Megan Fellman
Public Release: 14-Sep-2012
eLifeBerkeley Lab scientists create first 3-D model of a protein critical to embryo development Berkeley Lab researchers have constructed the first detailed and complete picture of a protein complex that is tied to human birth defects as well as the progression of many forms of cancer. Knowing the architecture of this protein, PRC2, should be a boon to its future use in the development of new and improved therapeutic drugs.
National Institutes of General Medical Science
Contact: Lynn Yarris
Public Release: 13-Sep-2012
Scientists use sound waves to levitate liquids, improve pharmaceuticals Scientists at the US Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have been using an "acoustic levitator" to find new ways to achieve containerless drug processing. Please check out the brief and striking video: http://www.anl.gov/videos/acoustic-levitation.
US Department of Energy
Contact: Jared Sagoff
Public Release: 12-Sep-2012
Nature MaterialsMercury in water, fish detected with nanotechnology When mercury is dumped into rivers and lakes, the toxic heavy metal can end up in the fish we eat and the water we drink. To help protect consumers from the diseases and conditions associated with mercury, researchers at Northwestern University in collaboration with colleagues at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland, have developed a nanoparticle system that is sensitive enough to detect even the smallest levels of heavy metals in our water and fish.
US Department of Energy
Contact: Erin White
Public Release: 12-Sep-2012
Jay Keasling wins Heinz Award Jay Keasling, Berkeley Lab Associate Director for Biosciences and leading authority on synthetic biology who has engineered microbial "factories" to manufacture a frontline antimalarial drug and biofuel substitutes for gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, has won a 2012 Heinz Award. Presented by the Heinz Family Foundation, the award carries with it a cash prize of $250,000.
Heinz Family Foundation
Contact: Lynn Yarris
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: 11-Sep-2012
Data Mining and Knowledge RecoveryResearchers devise more accurate method for predicting hurricane activity Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new method for forecasting seasonal hurricane activity that is 15 percent more accurate than previous techniques.
National Science Foundation, US Department of Energy
Contact: Matt Shipman
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: 9-Sep-2012
Nature MaterialsNano-velcro clasps heavy metal molecules in its grips Researchers have devised a simple, system based on nanoparticles, to detect mercury as well as others pollutants. This technology makes it possible to easily and inexpensively test for these substances in water and, more importantly, in the fish that we eat. This will be published in Nature Material on September 9, 2012.
Eni, US Defense Threat Reduction Agency, US Department of Energy
Contact: Francesco Stellacci
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
ORNL's newly licensed neutron detector will advance human disease research A neutron detector developed for studies focused on life science, drug discovery and materials technology has been licensed by PartTec Ltd. The Indiana-based manufacturer of radiation detection technologies is moving the technology developed at the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory toward the commercial marketplace. Contact: Jennifer Brouner
Public Release: 5-Sep-2012
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesForcing the molecular bond issue Researchers at Berkeley Lab's Molecular Foundry developed a first-of-its-kind model for providing a comprehensive description of the way in which molecular bonds form and rupture. This model enables researchers to predict the "binding free energy" of a given molecular system, a key to predicting how that molecule will interact with other molecules.
US Department of Energy/Office of Science
Contact: Lynn Yarris
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: 29-Aug-2012
Early career distinction: Prestigious award recognizes physicist's work in electron dynamics Matthias Kling, assistant professor of physics, recently received the Early Career Research Program Award from the US Department of Energy. Kling will receive $750,000 to support his research titled "Electron Dynamics in Nanostructures in Strong Laser Fields."
US Department of Energy
Contact: Matthias Kling
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