Node Preview Glass that optimizes use of solar energy By News Releases

Node Preview Ice in the Arctic Ocean - is it getting thinner? By News Releases

Bremerhaven, 20th August 2010. The extent of the sea ice in the Arctic will reach its annual minimum in September. Forecasts indicate that it will not be as low as in 2007, the year of the smallest area covered by sea ice since satellites started recording such data.

Node Preview Open software platform helps to save energy By News Releases

Faced with rising electricity and heating costs, more and more consumers are opting to save energy, and now the government is beginning to help them. As from 2011, energy suppliers will be required to offer electricity at variable rates under the German Energy Act (EnWG § 40,3).

Node Preview Scientists decipher structure of nature's 'light switch' By News Releases

UPTON, NY — When the first warm rays of springtime sunshine trigger a burst of new plant growth, it's almost as if someone flicked a switch to turn on the greenery and unleash a floral profusion of color. Opening a window into this process, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and collaborators at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, have deciphered the structure of a molecular "switch" much like the one plants use to sense light.

Node Preview Pyrophosphite: 'Nature's batteries' may have helped power early lifeforms By News Releases

Researchers at the University of Leeds have uncovered new clues to the origins of life on Earth.

Node Preview Research promises healthier vegetable oil -- and tractor fuel to harvest it By News Releases

EAST LANSING, Mich.

Node Preview Biodiesel from sewage sludge within pennies a gallon of being competitive By News Releases

Existing technology can produce biodiesel fuel from municipal sewage sludge that is within a few cents a gallon of being competitive with conventional diesel refined from petroleum, according to an article in ACS' Energy & Fuels, a bi-monthly journal.

Node Preview Biofuel combustion chemistry more complex than petroleum-based fuels By News Releases

LIVERMORE, Calif.

Node Preview Engineers design power structures that help keep the lights on By News Releases

AMES, Iowa – The metal poles that carry power lines across the country are built to take whatever blows at them. So they're big and round and sturdy – as much as 12 feet in diameter and 100 feet high.

Node Preview Study paves way for new biofuels models, technologies By News Releases

Biofuels hold promise as environmentally friendly sources of renewable energy, but which ones should industry and policy leaders focus their efforts on developing? A new study involving researchers from North Carolina State University offers detailed insights into how biofuel chemicals react when burned.