US Department of Energy
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As part of a two-year pilot project, the US Department of Energy will be using fuel cells to power the refrigeration units of four cold transport trailers.
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Since its inception back in 2002, the biennial US Department of Energy-sponsored Solar Decathlon has given collegiate teams a chance to show off their best solar powered home designs. Gizmag takes a closer look at five of this year's 20 entrants which will compete in October.
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SCI-Arc and Caltech students joined forces to produce a net-zero micro-home concept dubbed "DALE," which expands in size to offer more living space.
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Argonne National Laboratory has created the Endurance Bioenergy Reactor, a system that can produce biofuel on location from waste streams and cellulosic materials.
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U.S. scientists have developed a new miniature, wearable Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanner which enables the simultaneous study of brain function and behavior in animals.
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GE and the C-MAR Group are demonstrating the feasibility of a hybrid tugboat technology that will both conserve fuel and reduce emissions.
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Bourne’s RiverStar power modules collect kinetic energy from rivers, passing the water through low RPM turbines that pose less risk to aquaculture and require no construction on river bottoms.
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Hydromatic's new energy saving technology targets one of the biggest energy guzzling appliances found in the home - the clothes dryer - reducing energy consumption by up to 50% and cutting clothes-drying time by up to 41%.
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Sandia National Laboratories have released a prototype 'eye-chip' that may eventually achieve the miraculous goal of restoring sight to the blind. Part of an am