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Modeling and Simulation Being Used to Explore Alternative Sustainable Sources of Energy

Two computational scientists in the Mathematics and Computer Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory have been awarded a total of 37,500,000 hours of computing time on the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF) to investigate safe and cost effective methods for developing nuclear energy

22 Dec 2008

World Leading Wave Power Comes From Dissertation

A technology that is adapted to the special conditions for wave energy places the wave energy technology from Uppsala on the absolute cutting edge in the world

9 Dec 2008

Nuclear Science Being Used to Ensure Food Security

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has called for increased investment in a plant breeding technique that could bolster efforts aimed at pulling millions of people out of the hunger trap

3 Dec 2008

University of Petroleum and Energy Studies Signs Understanding for Scientific Research with University of Waterloo, Canada and the Centennial Energy Institute

University of Petroleum and Energy Studies has taken a step forward and has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with University of Waterloo, Canada and the Centennial Energy Institute (CEI), for Scientific Research and Educational Cooperation with UPES

26 Nov 2008

Sea Slugs Live Like Solar Powered Plants

The lowly sea slug, "Elysia chlorotica," may not seem like the most exciting of creatures, but don't be fooled - it behaves like a plant and is solar-powered

25 Nov 2008

Organic Matter in Soil Being Changed by Global Warming

New research shows that we should be looking to the ground, not the sky, to see where climate change could have its most perilous impact on life on Earth

25 Nov 2008

Westinghouse to Go Nuclear in India

Westinghouse Electric Company announced today that its expects its participation in a nuclear-focused trade mission to India next week to be the beginning of a long and mutually rewarding relationship with a wide range of Indian power companies, suppliers and academic institutions

24 Nov 2008

"Green" Electricity to Help Meet 2050 UK Carbon Emissions Target

Extensive use of low-carbon "green" electricity could help the UK dramatically cut its carbon emissions by 2050, say the leaders of a new research programme to be announced this week at Imperial College London....

24 Nov 2008

Generating Energy from Slow Flowing Currents by Thinking Like a Fish

Low-moving ocean and river currents could be a new, reliable and affordable alternative energy source. A University of Michigan engineer has made a machine that works like a fish to turn potentially destructive vibrations in fluid flows into clean, renewable power

24 Nov 2008

Engineers Turn to Fusion For Clean Energy Solution

Engineers at UC San Diego's Center for Energy Research (CER) are working on some of the tough problems that stand in the way of efficient, economical, and environmentally friendly energy sources

24 Nov 2008