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• Cool Burning Flames Could Lead to Better Engines

  

  Astronaut Mike Fincke pictured to the left of the Combustion Integrated Rack facility installed in the Destiny module of the ISS shortly after installation. Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Research Predicts Global Water Shortage by 2040

  

  Fresh Water Control System in Savannah National Wildlife Refuge. (Credit: Flickr @ U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District)According to a new research,... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• EIA: OPEC Earned $826 Billion In Oil Export Revenues in 2013

  

  EIA: Saudi Arabia earned $274 billion in net oil export revenues in 2013. (Credit: Flickr @ Sergio Russo https://www.flickr.com/photos/xcbiker/)The EIA estimate... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Topological Insulators Could Power Memory Devices

  

  New class of materials could power memory devices. (Credit: Flickr @ Yutaka Tsutano https://www.flickr.com/photos/ivyfield/)A new phase of matter known as... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• EU to Stop Its Energy Dependence on Russia

  

  The EU imports more than half of the energy it consumes and that can make it vulnerable to external energy suppliers such as Russia. Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Researchers Efficiently Convert Ethane to Ethanol

  

  Jeff Long, Materials Sciences scientist, with student Dianne Xiao. The team’s research enabled MOFs to oxidize ethane to ethanol. Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Bacteria Produce Unique Battery Electrode Material

  

  Bacteria produce a unique material that can be used as anode material for lithium-ion batteries. (Credit: Flickr @ Andy Armstrong https://www.flickr. Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Study: It Is Feasible to Power California With Renewables

  

  New research outlines the path to a possible renewable energy future for California. (Credit: BrightSource Energy)A new Stanford study discovers that it is... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• JRC Measures Smart Meter Deployment Across EU

  

  JRC report estimates 3% energy savings for consumers using a smart metering system. (Credit: Flickr @ Christian Haugen https://www.flickr. Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• NAS Report Provides Lessons Learned from Fukushima Accident

  

  Unit 4 of TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. (Credit: IAEA)The National Academy of Sciences has published a new congressionally mandated report... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• 7/25/2014 This Week in Energy: Beyond Headlines

  

  Here’s a bit of energy news that didn’t make it into our daily coverage during the past week. In this review, we collected some of less big, but nonetheless... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• NHL Releases 2014 Sustainability Report

  

  The National Hockey League releases its 2014 NHL Sustainability Report. On the photo: New York Islanders vs. Columbus Blue Jackets - Nassau Veterans Memorial... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Miscanthus to Play a Major Role in Iowa Agriculture

  

  Miscanthus, a towering perennial grass pictured here, might be even better suited to growing in Iowa than previously thought, according to research by Iowa Stat... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• EIA: 68% of Russia’s Export Revenues Are From Oil, Natural Gas

  

  Russia gross export sales, 2013. (Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Russia Federal Customs Service)Russia is a major exporter of crude oil,... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Report: Most PV Modules Sold Today Are Reliable

  

  Photovoltaic panels at Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge. (Credit: USFWS)A new report, the PV Module Reliability Scorecard 2014, by GTM Research and PV Evolutio... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Silica Glass Keeps Solar Cells Cool

  

  Scientist develop a self-cooling solar cell. (Credit: Flickr @ Martin Abegglen https://www.flickr.com/photos/twicepix/)A team of scientists led by Shanhui Fan,... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• EIA: Oil Exports Mitigate U.S. Trade Deficit

  

  Merchandise trade deficits, by quarter, 1989-2013. (Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) balance of payments adjustments to Census Foreign Trade... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Prototype Meter Tests Accuracy of Hydrogen Fuel Dispensers

  

  NIST's Jodie Pope and her team have developed this prototype field test standard to test the accuracy of hydrogen fuel dispensers. Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Wind Turbines Provide Feeding Opportunities for Wildlife

  

  Offshore wind turbines can provide feeding opportunities for the wildlife population in the area. (Credit: Flickr @ Andrew Stawarz https://www.flickr. Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Team to Create Single-Cell Fuel Cell Device for Home Use

  

  Ph.D. Student Daniel Storjohann (Mechanical Engineering Department) fabricates ceramic fuel cells in the Colorado Fuel Cell Center. Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY