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Beating Nature at her Own Game?
New catalyst speeds conversion of electricity to hydrogen fuel.
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Ament Part of the Next Generation of Rare-Earth Researchers
DOE Pulse profiles Ames Lab researcher, Katherine Ament.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Innovation in action: science and the city.
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DOE Laboratories Help Develop Promising New Cancer Fighting Drug, Vemurafenib
Powerful x-rays enable development of successful treatment for melanoma and other life-threatening diseases.
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Two Nerds . . . One Love . . . and A Great Golden Ring
Couple brought together by physics...and chemistry.
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Single, Key Gene Discovery Could Streamline Production of Biofuels
Found gene could lead to clean and green
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Catalyst that Makes Hydrogen Gas Breaks Speed Record
Material designed for energy applications is 10 times faster than natural enzyme, uses inexpensive metals.
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Iowa Start-up Taps Ames Laboratory Technology in Challenge
Who will be America's Next Top Energy Innovator?
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Tiny Terminators
New micro-robots assemble, repair themselves and are surprisingly strong.
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Department of Energy Relaunches Energy.Gov
New website offers localized data, resources to save energy and money
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In Memoriam: John Marburger
The Office of Science regrets the passing of a distinguished physicist, a former director of Brookhaven National Laboratory, and Science Advisor to the President.
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