Advanced thermoelectric materials could be used to develop vehicle exhaust systems that convert exhaust heat into electricity, concentrate solar energy for power generation and recover waste heat from industrial processes.
Can you imagine a photovoltaic module that’s able to generate and store electricity on its own? Or an electric vehicle (EV) powered by a technology more durable than the advanced batteries in today’s EVs? Innovative solid-state nanocapacitors are m...
Secretary Chu wrapped up his week-long visit in Russia today with a visit to the Russian equivalent of our Los Alamos National Laboratory.
The Ghent University 2011 Solar Decathlon Team -- aka Team Belgium -- is a unique two-story home that could very well be an international star at the competition due to the Belgium team’s innovative, ultra-efficient, passive home design.
Find out how she's using information and data to accelerate systems biology research and how she actively works her network -- through means such as LinkedIn, Facebook, joint conference participation and regular email contact -- to stay atop trends in ...
Read about Secretary Chu's travels to Russia and our ongoing partnership to work toward a clean energy future.
There are “only” 3.2 billion unique addresses available across the Internet and we are quickly approaching that limit. Find out what network engineers are doing to solve this problem.
Earlier this week, we talked about Secretary Chu’s visit to the St. Petersburg Seaport. But that’s not all he did while visiting the historic Russian city this week. The Optogan LED Factory opened their doors so the Secretary could see their prod...
Learn the energy slang -- Wheeling, Christmas Tree and more.
Secretary Chu writes from Russia about opportunities for partnership between our two countries -- most notably on one of the most important areas where we need to work together: nuclear power and nuclear security.