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29-Apr-2024

Better Plants program leads to carbon reduction, cost savings for US manufacturing

Helping hundreds of manufacturing industries across the United States increase energy efficiency requires a balance of teaching and training, blended with scientific guidance and technical expertise. It’s a formula for success that researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have been providing to the Department of Energy’s Better Plants program for more than a decade.

26-Apr-2024

Scientists are shaking up lithium extraction with a different kind of chemistry

DOE/Ames National Laboratory

Scientists at the Critical Materials Innovation (CMI) Hub, led by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames National Laboratory have developed a new process, mechanochemical extraction of lithium at low temperatures, or MELLT, to increase and diversify the supply of lithium in the United States.

25-Apr-2024

Argonne plays critical role in consortium to advance fuel cell and electrolyzer manufacturing

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Improving the manufacturing of green hydrogen technologies is key to wide-spread industry adoption. Argonne is part of a consortium dedicated to scaling up, accelerating production and reducing the cost of producing hydrogen fuel cells and electrolyzers.

25-Apr-2024

Unconventional technology enhances composites important to automotive, aerospace and renewable energy industries

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a method that demonstrates how fiber-reinforced polymer composite materials used in the automotive, aerospace and renewable energy industries can be made stronger and tougher to better withstand mechanical or structural stresses over time.

Journal: Advanced Science

24-Apr-2024

Five facilities at Argonne where climate solutions are front and center

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Learn more about five research centers at Argonne National Laboratory that help researchers bring climate science from the lab to the world.

23-Apr-2024

Beyond higher temperatures: Preparing for national security risks posed by climate change

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Climate scientists and national security experts at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are working together to explore the security consequences of the changing climate.

Funder: U.S. Department of Defense

22-Apr-2024

Vision of sustainability success: Argonne targets zero emissions and encourages others to join the journey

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne aims to transform its decades-old buildings to achieve net-zero carbon emissions and a safer world. Here are ten ways Argonne has been changing its sustainability practices to meet the future.

22-Apr-2024

Breaking down recycling challenges, one slice at a time

DOE/Idaho National Laboratory

Each day, roughly 43 million Americans eat at least one slice of pizza, according to experts. The hot, cheesy, Italian-inspired dish contributes a whopping $47 billion to the U.S. economy each year, and about a third of those pies come delivered to their destinations in corrugated cardboard boxes.

19-Apr-2024

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm visits Brookhaven National Laboratory

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm visited the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory on April 8-9, getting an up-close look at cutting-edge facilities researchers use to advance the mission of DOE and its Office of Science.

18-Apr-2024

Two Argonne scientists recognized for achievements in their fields

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne scientist Massimiliano Delferro and scientist emeritus Arthur Schultz elected as American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows for their pioneering work in conversion of single-use plastics and neutron diffraction science, respectively.