Fuel cell powered bus in London. Credit: Tom Page, Creative Commons. Fuel cell supporters have generally been disappointed that the DOE hasn’t done more for the technology or hydrogen-based technologies,…
Read MoreAFM image of a mixed-phase bismuth ferrite sample. The red and green areas indicate phase regions oriented at 90° to each other. Credit: Ramesh Group; Berkeley Lab. Following on the…
Read MoreBerkeley area group: Evidence mounts that ‘pseudogap’ is distinct phase in superconducting materials
New evidence from studies of Bi2201 (crystal structure inset) along the temperature range shown in green strongly supports the idea that the pseudogap is in fact a distinct phase of…
Read MoreBerkeley lab’s schematic of how high-capacity magnesium nanocrystals encapsulated in a gas-barrier polymer matrix provide a new and revolutionary hydrogen storage composite material. Credit: Jeff Urban; DOE. Two separate groups…
Read MoreTEM image of a Ti02 nanocrystal after hydrogenation reveals engineered disorder on the crystal’s surface, a change that enables the photocatalyst to absorb infrared light. Credit S. Mao et al;…
Read MoreThe Lawrence Berkeley National Lab this summer hosted a brilliant lecture series enthusiastically called “Carbon Smackdown,” which, as illustrated by the cool poster, is based on the idea of Berkeley…
Read MoreLast month we had a story about Saint-Gobain Glass’s $80 million investment in Sage Electrochromics. Today, another electrochromic window maker, Soladigm, announced via press release that it had received $30…
Read MorePrototype energy-efficient home designed by Michelle Kaufmann, on display at theMuseum of Science and Industry, Chicago. Credit: Kaufmann and Wikipedia Commons. The DOE has announced the details on the third…
Read MoreGot some time? Venkat Srinivasan’s “This Week in Batteries” blog is definitely worth poking around if you want a lot of detailed, well-written info on battery science and, gee, a…
Read MoreA Lawrence Berkeley National Lab research team has discovered a new way to process white OLEDs for solid-state lighting. OLEDs based on organic and/or polymer semiconductor materials can cover large-area…
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