21-Oct-2024 A new view of the in-between years of our universe DOE/US Department of Energy Just like we use photos to reflect on memories of our past, astrophysicists want to use images of far-off galaxies to understand what the universe was like in its juvenile years. But current imaging technology can only reach so far back in history -- 90 to 95 percent of the volume of our 14-billion-year-old universe remains unseen.
21-Oct-2024 Increasing the efficiency of hydropower plants with utility-scale batteries DOE/Idaho National Laboratory Utility-scale batteries can revolutionize how we harness renewable power. Coupled with wind and solar, these batteries could increase the reliability of green energy by storing excess energy during times of high generation and low demand. Then, utilities can tap the stored energy when demand increases.
