Fuel cells, which generate electricity from chemical reactions without harmful emissions, have the potential to power everything from cars to portable electronics, and could be cleaner and more efficient than combustion engines.
Argonne has partnered with the Chicago-based Clean Energy Trust to help selected innovators create improved humidity sensors to boost indoor air quality and overall energy efficiency of buildings.
A rising number of options for alternative fuels, such as natural gas, and advanced vehicles, like electric vehicles, are offering consumers more ways to shrink their environmental “tire tracks,” so to speak.
X-ray physicist Haidan Wen of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has received a DOE Early Career Award, a prestigious research grant for $2.5 million over five years.
Caltech scientists have produced the most detailed map yet of the massive protein machine that controls access to the DNA-containing heart of the cell.
The search for a truly revolutionary engine design that can make dramatic gains in efficiency requires deep scientific understanding and tools. Lots and lots of tools.
