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Thursday, January
26, 2006
Common
Food Preservative Might Provide Treatment for
Cystic Fibrosis
Researchers led by a University of Cincinnati
(UC) scientist say they have discovered what
might be the “Achilles’ heel”
of a dangerous organism that lives in the lungs
of cystic fibrosis patients—a fatal flaw
that leaves the organism vulnerable to destruction
by a common food preservative.
Fermilab
Education Office Offers Family Open House on
Sunday, February 19, 2006: See Mr. Freeze's
Cryogenics Show, Tour the Linear Accelerator,
and Enjoy Fun Activities for All Ages
This year's Education Office Family Open House
at the Department of Energy's Fermi National
Accelerator Laboratory will take place on Sunday,
February 19. The event offers free family-style
hands-on activities and exhibits, make-and-take
projects, science shows and tours. Registration
is required.
Tuesday, January
24, 2006
Energy
Secretary Bodman Announces $119 Million in Funding
and Roadmap to Advance Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles
Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman today kicked
off the Washington Auto Show with the announcement
of $119 million in funding and a research “roadmap”
aimed at identifying and overcoming the technical
and manufacturing challenges associated with
the further development of commercially available
hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. The goal of developing
clean, hydrogen fuel vehicles is part of the
Bush Administration’s ongoing effort to
reduce America’s dependence on foreign
oil.
Monday, January
23, 2006
Stronger
Manufacturers’ Energy Efficiency Standards
for Residential Air Conditioners Go Into Effect
Today
To increase the energy efficiency of residential
air conditioners, the U.S. Department of Energy
(DOE) has issued new manufacturing standards
that go into effect January 23, 2006, for products
manufactured in, or imported into, the United
States.
Friday, January
20, 2006
U.S.
Department of Energy Sponsors Free Rebuilding
Workshops for Hurricane Victims
The United States Department of Energy (DOE)
has announced that it will co-sponsor free,
two-day home rebuilding workshops that will
offer hurricane-affected residents with expert
advice on using the latest energy efficiency
products and techniques as they seek to rebuild
their homes and communities.
Thursday, January
19, 2006
DOE
Technology Helps NASA Seek “New Horizons”
The New Horizons spacecraft, powered
by deep space battery technology developed by
the Department of Energy’s national laboratories,
was successfully launched today from Florida’s
Kennedy Space Center on a 9 ½ year journey
to explore Pluto and its moons. The spacecraft
will receive heat and electricity from a long-lasting
plutonium-238 powered generator developed and
assembled by scientists and engineers at the
Idaho, Oak Ridge and Los Alamos National Laboratories.
Tuesday, January
17, 2006
New
Nano-finding Points to New Computer Technologies
Based on Magnetic Spin
An unusual pool of scientific talent at the
U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National
Laboratory, combined with new nanofabrication
and nanocharacterization instruments, is helping
to open a new frontier in electronics, to be
made up of very small and very fast devices.
A
“Ferroelectric” Material Reveals Unexpected,
Intriguing Behavior
In electronics-based technologies, metal-oxide
compounds known as “relaxor ferroelectrics”
often make up key circuit components due to
their unique electrical behavior. They are good
insulators and can sustain large electric fields,
making them excellent at storing electric charge.
They can also turn a mechanical force, like
squeezing, into electrical energy.
Friday, January
13, 2006
DOE
Technology Supports Upcoming NASA Mission to
Pluto
When the New Horizons spacecraft is launched
on a mission to Pluto and its moon Charon, it
will be powered by deep space battery technology
developed by the Department of Energy’s
Idaho, Oak Ridge and Los Alamos national laboratories.
This technology will play a key role in the
first NASA mission to the last planet in our
solar system.
APS
X-rays Reveal the Real Chemistry Behind Mercury
Mixed in Mustard Agent
The U.S government's effort to dispose of mustard
agent from the 1940s by incinerating it was
halted when workers discovered that hundreds
of containers of the agent were contaminated
with mercury. Researchers at Argonne and the
University of Chicago used the Advanced Photon
Source to determine how mercury behaves in simulant
agent, a chemical that structurally resembles
mustard but lacks its toxic properties. The
goal is to find disposal methods that do not
release toxic mercury to the environment.
Tuesday, January
10, 2006
Energy
Department Announces 2007 Solar Decathlon Teams
The U.S. Department of Energy today announced
that 20 teams have been selected to compete
in the 2007 Solar Decathlon. The 20 teams selected
for the competition will be awarded $100,000
over two years to support the Solar Decathlon’s
research goal of reducing the cost of solar-powered
homes and advancing solar technology.
Thursday, January
5, 2006
DOE
Launches New Energy.Gov Website
Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman today unveiled
an updated version of the Department of Energy’s
(DOE) website, http://www.energy.gov/.
The DOE website features a new, more modern
look and feel, as well as enhanced user-centered
navigational tools and search capabilities.
Tuesday, January
3, 2006
Department
of Energy Issues Draft Request for Proposals
for Argonne National Laboratory Contractor
The Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking comments
on a draft Request for Proposals (RFP) for the
competitive selection of a management and operating
(M&O) contractor for Argonne National Laboratory
(ANL), a major DOE Office of Science research
facility located near Chicago, Ill. This competition
for a laboratory contractor is the first in
the history of the lab.
Jeffrey
Jarrett Sworn in as Assistant Secretary for
Fossil Energy
Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman announced
that Jeffrey D. Jarrett was sworn in as the
Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy today.
The tenth person to hold the post, Mr. Jarrett
was confirmed by the Senate on December 17,
2005.
New
Energy Efficiency Tax Credits Take Effect
The energy efficiency tax credits signed into
law by President George W. Bush have gone into
effect, making it easier for American families
and businesses to reduce energy costs at home,
work and on the road. The various tax credits
designed to improve America’s energy efficiency
went into effect on January 1, 2006 and are
available for the purchase and installation
of energy efficient appliances and products,
as well as the purchase of fuel efficient vehicles
such as hybrids.
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