Applied Sciences
Barry D. Bruce, professor of biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology, at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is turning the term “power plant” on its head.
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The biggest challenge with hydrogen-powered fuel cells lies in the storage of hydrogen: how to store enough of it, in a safe and cost-effective manner, to power a vehicle for 300 miles?
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Detection of carbendazim residue at concentrations below 10 PPB is possible without sample preparation or pre-concentration
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Rooftop solar panels are attracting a new demographic of customers who are choosing to lease rather than buy, and enjoying the low upfront costs and immediate savings.
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Dr. Chavonda Jacobs-Young, acting director of USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), was scheduled to award the $25 million grant to the UNL-lead research team Jan. 23 at the university in Lincoln.
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The Department of Energy is working with industry to keep the United States at the forefront of carbon capture, utilization, and storage technologies.
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Research by a team of Sandia chemists could impact worldwide efforts to produce clean, safe nuclear energy and reduce radioactive waste.
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LANL researchers have developed an impenetrable line of defense known as QKarD (Quantum Smart Card) that loads quantum cryptography onto a smartcard or smart phone.
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The pigs and poultry in Professor Xingen Lei's lab have been consuming feed one wouldn't expect in Ithaca: marine algae.
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Stephanie Smith has an exciting job. As assistant lab director of the Physical Sciences Unit at the National Forensics Laboratory of the United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS)—the law enforcement arm of the United States Postal Service she puts her daily efforts into making the U.S. mail safer by helping solve thousands of postal crimes.
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For some time, researchers have explored flammable ice for low-carbon or alternative fuel or as a place to store carbon dioxide. Now, a computer analysis of the ice and gas compound, known as a gas hydrate, reveals key details of its structure.
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A new, 162-Teraflop peak supercomputer at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is helping scientists do more complex, advanced research.
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