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Racing legend Bob Bondurant recently toured the U.S. Department of Energy and reunited with an old friend - the Shelby Cobra.

Four reasons why hydropower plays a major role in maintaining the reliability and resiliency of the U.S. power grid.

With the rise of robotics in both entertainment and the general marketplace, we decided to set the record straight on five common robot myths.

Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed an ultrasonic drying concept that uses vibrations instead of heat to dry clothes.

The Department of Energy’s Wind Vision report assesses the potential economic and social benefits of a study scenario where U.S. wind power supplies 10% of the nation’s electrical demand by 2020, 20% by 2030, and 35% by 2050. It also outlines a roa...

Fuel cell electric cars are some of the most advanced vehicles on the road today – and they’re here in the United States. Toyota, Hyundai, and Honda all have models commercially available. There is a lot of interest in these cars – and some misco...

What if plastic came from renewable resources? Mango Materials has developed a new way of producing plastics that make it biodegradable and petroleum-free. The project is being supported with help from the national laboratories through the Energy Depar...

The addition of a record-setting 14.6 gigawatts (GW) of solar energy onto the grid made 2016 a historic year for solar, with a total of more than 42 GW now connected to our country’s electricity infrastructure. A new National Museum of American Histo...

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