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PNNL-Led Team Develops Software Tools to Design Affordable Automotive Composites
Dec 6, 2017Researchers from the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and experts from industry and academia have developed software tools, which can predict the fiber orientation and length distribution of ...
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ADM R&D Leader Eceived 2014 American Chemical Society Affordable Green Chemistry Award
Sep 18, 2014Dr. Todd Werpy, Archer Daniels Midland Company’s senior vice president, Research and Development, has received the 2014 American Chemical Society Affordable Green Chemistry award for his work in producing bio-based propylene glycol ...
Tags: ADM R&D Leader, Award
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Team Used Experiments to Show That The Electron-Rich Region Causes Silicon Bonds to Break
Mar 11, 2014Ubiquitous but frustrating, lithium-ion batteries fade because the materials lose their structure in response to charging and discharging. This structural change is closely related to the formation of electron-rich regions within the ...
Tags: electrons, The Lithiation Front, Silicon
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Graphene Is an Attractive Electrode Material for Supercapacitor Applications
Mar 1, 2014Graphene, a single layer of carbon atoms, is an attractive electrode material for supercapacitor applications because of its high surface area. However, how the electrolytes interact with carbon material to store energy is still not well ...
Tags: Graphene Electrode, Electronics, Electrical
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The Microbattery Is Being Heralded as a Breakthrough in Biotelemetry
Feb 19, 2014There's no denying that building the world's smallest battery is a notable achievement. But while they may lay the groundwork for future battery technologies, today such microbatteries are mostly laboratory curiosities. Developing a ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
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Battery Development May Extend The Technology's Lifespan
Jan 10, 2014It's known that electric vehicles could travel longer distances before needing to charge and more renewable energy could be saved for a rainy day if lithium-sulfur batteries can just overcome a few technical hurdles. Now, a novel design for ...
Tags: electric vehicles, lithium-sulfur batteries, new anode, renewable energy
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Snap Oxygen Atoms off Cellulose or Other Bio-Sources to Create Energy-Dense Fuel
Dec 30, 2013In a maze of blindingly complex reactions that snap oxygen atoms off cellulose or other bio-sources to create energy-dense fuel, the starting molecule's size has a curious effect. If the oxygen-rich molecule is too short to comfortably ...
Tags: energy-dense fuel, molecule's size, oxygen-rich molecule
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US Department of Energy Concluded 38 Models of PAR38 Lamps Tested Surpass Halogen Lamps
Nov 21, 2013The US Department of Energy concluded that all 38 models of PAR38 lamps tested surpass halogen lamps in terms of energy efficiency. Subjective testing of some models by IES members determined that single emitters performed best. The US ...
Tags: DOE, LED PAR38 lamps, energy efficiency
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USGBC LEED Green Building Rating System Can and Should Be Used in Government Buildings
Oct 30, 2013The General Services Administration (GSA) concluded that the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) LEED green building rating system can and should be used in government buildings to advance energy efficiency and to save taxpayers' money. ...
Tags: LEED, Green Building, Construction
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The USGBC LEED Green Building Rating System Can and Should Be Used in Government Buildings
Oct 29, 2013The General Services Administration (GSA) concluded again today that the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) LEED green building rating system can and should be used in government buildings to advance energy efficiency and to save ...
Tags: Green Building
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Speakers Focused on The Growing Requirement for Adaptive Controls in Outdoor LED Lighting
Sep 11, 2013Speakers in the keynote session focused on the growing requirement for adaptive controls in outdoor LED lighting, and a networked system is widely seen as the technology of choice moving forward. Edward Smalley, the Illuminating ...
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Grocery Merchants Will Soon Have Ice Cream, Frozen Foods and Fresh Produce
Aug 29, 2013Grocery merchants in Texas, California and New York will soon have ice cream, frozen foods and fresh produce delivered by tractor trailers whose refrigeration units are powered by fuel cells, a clean technology that makes energy silently ...
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To Have a Steady Supply of Electricity Generated From Solar Energy Storage Is Crucial
Jun 14, 2013To have a steady supply of electricity generated from solar energy, energy storage is crucial. According to Digitimes Research, in addition to the various types of energy storage such as batteries and molten salt technology, research ...
Tags: Solar Power, Energy
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DHS Has a Warning for Organizations That Post a Lot of Business and Personal Information
Apr 9, 2013The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has a warning for organizations that post a lot of business and personal information on public web pages and social media sites: Don't do it. Phishers, the agency said in an alert this week, look ...
Tags: web pages, social media
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"The Results Show Energy Consumption Increases as WWR Increases," Said Athalye
Jan 28, 2013At the Glass Association of North America’s (GANA) Annual Conference in San Diego yesterday, three unique industry-related perspectives from three different occupational fields discussed whether using less glass in building ...