How to Bring Solar Energy to Seven Billion People
January 7, 2010 10:53 am | CommentsBy exploiting the powers of nanotechnology and taking advantage of non-toxic, Earth-abundant materials, Berkeley Lab's Cyrus Wadia has fabricated new solar cell devices that have the potential to be several orders of magnitude less expensive than conventional solar cells.
MANTRA Road Show
January 7, 2010 10:51 am | CommentsAn engineering and manufacturing road show on wheels has begun touring the UK to bring the latest and future technologies to businesses and schools.
IBM and Department of Energy Unveil Petaflop Supercomputer
January 7, 2010 10:50 am | CommentsIBM and the US Department of Energy today announced an historic milestone in computing, which has enormous implications for a variety of issues critical to society, such as climate change, alternative energy, and financial services.
F-LLX: Flotation-Liquid Liquid Extraction
January 7, 2010 10:50 am | CommentsAs oil prices increase, the demand for coal rises rapidly. But coal mining often has negative effects on the surrounding environment. There are hundreds of contaminated mine sites in the U.S., and 144 in Pennsylvania alone.
FeatureCAM Customer Testimonial Oakes Manufacturing
January 7, 2010 10:49 am | CommentsBased in Fort Collins, USA, Oakes Manufacturing uses FeatureCAM to manufacture piece parts for OEMs, prototype parts for research centres and universities, and even dental products for horse dentists. Find out how FeatureCAM has helped Oakes Manufacturing significantly decrease their programming time and increase their programming accuracy.
Door to the Future
January 7, 2010 10:49 am | CommentsThis video gives a brief description of the exciting opportunities for post doctoral research in the NIST Materials Science & Engineering Laboratory (MSEL) through the National Research Council (NRC) Research Associate Program.
A Microgravity Environment and Research
January 7, 2010 10:47 am | CommentsNASA Destination Tomorrow Segment describing a microgravity environment and how this environment allows for research on all types of matter.
A Living History of AIDS Vaccine Research with Anthony Fauci
January 7, 2010 10:47 am | CommentsThis is the first installment in a new IAVI Report series, A Living History of AIDS Vaccine Research. Its purpose is to provide perspective on historical moments in the quest for a vaccine, as well as insight into what lies ahead.
The Inner Life of a Cell
August 6, 2009 12:25 pm | CommentsThe Inner Life of the Cell is a short 3D computer graphics animation demonstrating various biological mechanisms that occur within a white blood cell in the human body.
Steve Koonin Speaks at MSU Part 2
August 6, 2009 11:40 am | CommentsSteve Koonin, Dept. of Energy Under Secretary for Science, delivers a speech on energy policy as part of the June 12 Rare Isotope Beams for the 21st Century event at Michigan State University.
Steve Koonin Speaks at MSU Part 1
August 6, 2009 11:22 am | CommentsSteve Koonin, Dept. of Energy Under Secretary for Science, delivers a speech on energy policy as part of the June 12 Rare Isotope Beams for the 21st Century event at Michigan State University.
Superhydrophobic Coatings
August 5, 2009 5:24 am | by Sandia National Laboratories | CommentsA transparent coating that is not just impermeable to water, but actually makes it bounce off a surface to help prevent corrosion, protect electronic and antiquities, or provide a new, more efficient surface to collect pure water.


