Harvesting Electricity: Triboelectric Generators Capture Wasted Power
Georgia Tech researchers are developing a family of power generators that take advantage of the triboelectric effect to produce small amounts of electricity for portable devices and sensors.
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A New Material for Solar Panels Could Make Them Cheaper, More Efficient
A unique solar panel design made with a new ceramic material points the way to potentially providing sustainable power cheaper, more efficiently, and requiring less manufacturing time.
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USDA and DOE Fund 7 Research Projects to Develop Plant Feedstocks for Bioenergy
The U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Energy (DOE) today announced $8 million in research grants to develop non-food feedstocks that can be used for bioenergy.
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Brookhaven Scientists Visit Argonne National Lab for Research on Lou Gehrig's Disease
Lisa Miller and Paul Gelfand, biophysical chemists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory, recently visited the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory to supplement their research into the cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
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New Shielding is Designed to Put the Block on Neutrons
Scientists at Jefferson Lab have devised a system of products to stop neutrons and other particles before they can inflict harm on sensitive scientific equipment and computers.
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Remembrances of Things Past: Berkeley Lab Researchers Discover Nanoscale Shape-Memory Oxide
A research team at Berkeley Lab has discovered a way to introduce a recoverable strain into bismuth ferrite of up to 14-percent on the nanoscale, larger than any shape-memory effect observed in a metal. This discovery opens the door to applications in a wide range of fields, including medical, energy and electronics.
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Newly ID’d Protein Provides Target for Antibiotic-Resistant Hospital Bacterium
Researchers have made inroads into tackling a bacterium that plagues hospitals and is highly resistant to most antibiotics. They determined the 3-D structure and likely function of a new protein in this common bacterium that attacks those with compromised immune systems.
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How Scavenging Fungi Became a Plant’s Best Friend
Glomeromycota is an ancient lineage of fungi that has a symbiotic relationship with roots that goes back nearly 420 million years to the earliest plants. More than two thirds of the world’s plants depend on this soil-dwelling symbiotic fungus to survive, including critical agricultural crops such as wheat, cassava, and rice.
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Lingering Clouds, Lasting Answers
PNNL study shows why pollution results in larger, deeper and longer lasting storm clouds, leading to colder days and warmer nights.
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What happens at Oak Ridge National Lab and why does it matter?
Hear from the scientists themselves in this new video.
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Will 2-D Tin be the Next Super Material?
Theorists predict new single-layer material could go beyond graphene, conducting electricity with 100 percent efficiency at room temperature.
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory Seeks to Enhance Tiny Engine Performance for Military
Oak Ridge National Laboratory engineers are trying to improve efficiency and performance in tiny engines in remote-controlled airplanes that have applications for aerial military surveillance.
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