Tag: Energy/Fuel (non-petroleum)

March 12, 2019

Technology designed to advance self-powering devices such as consumer electronics and defense innovationsCredit: Wenzhuo Wu/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - ...

Driving innovation at 21st Century Energy Transition Symposium, April 1-2

8th annual symposium co-hosted by the Colorado Energy Research Collaboratory and the Energy Institute at Colorado State University Colorado Gov. ...

When green ‘fixes’ actually increase the carbon footprint

New research shows that when tech companies move in, they often encourage a sustainability mindset, but can lead to gentrification ...

Portland State receives $2 million federal grant to study ocean electrical generation

Credit: Portland State University The U.S. Department of Energy has approved a $2 million, three-year grant to Portland State University ...

Researchers of Russia and Finland to create a unique wind turbine for the Arctic

Researchers develop energy-efficient installations based on the use of wind power to supply consumers in the ArcticCredit: https://pixabay.com/ (free) Peter ...

Engineered microbe may be key to producing plastic from plants

Credit: Photo by Chelsea Mamott, GLBRC MADISON, Wis. -- With a few genetic tweaks, a type of soil bacteria with ...

Transcription factor network gets to heart of wood formation

Study upends ideas inferred from nonwoody plantsCredit: Illustration by Jack P. Wang and Ilona Peszlen. North Carolina State University researchers ...

Good news! Europe’s electric grid will still work even as the world crumbles

Credit: Kozarcanin et al./Joule Scientists at Aarhus University in Denmark studying the effects of climate change on weather-dependent electricity systems ...

Light from an exotic crystal semiconductor could lead to better solar cells

Rutgers-led team finds a new way to control light emitted by a hybrid crystalCredit: Vitaly Podzorov and Yaroslav Rodionov Scientists ...

Story tips from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, March 2019

Credit: Jeff Warren/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy Neutrons--Fighting superbugs As the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria known as ...

NREL pioneers cleaner route to upcycle plastics into superior products

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have discovered a method of plastics upcycling--transforming discarded ...

Scientists study neutron scattering for researching magnetic materials

Credit: Copyright for the picture: Didier Hatz Physicists from the University of Luxembourg and their research partners have demonstrated for ...

Discovering the next generation of catalysts

Energy The use of solar and wind energy must be doubled to meet the world's demand for clean energy over ...

Turning algae into fuel