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Green Goal: Argonne Wins Federal Award for Energy Savings
Thanks to an aggressive energy saving plan, the DOE Office of Science's Argonne National Laboratory won a Federal Energy and Water Management Award for finding creative ways to save enough energy to power about 6,000 households and save enough water to fill approximately 180,000 bathtubs.
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Researchers Set Out to Crack Ice Fracture Modeling Puzzle
Supported by the DOE Office of Science, researchers are modeling how fractures form and perpetuate in the vast ice sheets of Antarctica and Greenland.
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A Bike, a Backpack, and an Accelerating Track
Visitors excited and inspired by DOE exhibits at National Science and Engineering Festival.
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Join us at the Inaugural USA Science and Engineering Festival!
What do smart windows and biofuels, climate models and gravity accelerators all have in common?
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Berkeley Innovation Leads to Smart New Applications.
Technologies developed at the Berkeley Lab have led to successful start-up companies producing smart windows, smart microbial analysis chips and a smart new material that transforms heat into electricity.
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LIVE from the White House Science Fair
At noon today, Secretary Chu will join President Obama at the White House Science Fair to celebrate the winners of a broad range of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competitions.
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ORNL has Key Roles in DOE Cybersecurity for Energy Effort
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory are working to make the coming smart grid even smarter.
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"Meeting Global Energy Demand"
The AAAS Center for Science, Technology and Security Policy held its first discussion on Monday October 4th as part of its 2010 series, Science & Society: Global Challenges.
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New Aerosol-Observing Instruments Ready to Deploy
Scientists deploy self-contained, mobile research stations to better understand the distribution of aerosols in the atmosphere. These tiny particles influence where clouds form.
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Unveiling the Structure of Adenovirus
Using the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory, scientists pieced together the complex structure of a common virus that causes respiratory, eye, and gastrointestinal infections. This work may lead to more effective gene therapy and new anti-viral drugs.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Open House 2010
The LBNL's 2010 Open House provides an exciting opportunity to talk with scientists, take tours, attend lectures and much more.
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USA Science & Engineering Festival Kickoff Press Conference
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will participate in the first annual USA Science & Engineering Festival.
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