Unlocking nature’s quantum engineering for efficient solar energy

Certain biological systems living in low light environments have unique protein structures for photosynthesis that use quantum dynamics to convert 100% of absorbed light into electrical charge, displaying astonishing efficiency that could lead to new understanding of...

App, Crackle, Pop: Junk food marketers target your kids online

Shutterstock Just before Christmas, and ever so quietly, the Federal Trade Commission released a review [PDF] of corporate food marketing to kids. The FTC hasn’t examined this kind of data since 2006, so this was its chance to check up on the processed food and...

EERE State News Monthly Report: December 2012

Energy Department Invests in Pioneering U.S. Offshore Wind Projects December 19 The Energy Department announced seven awards for offshore wind projects in Maine, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, and Virginia, with each project receiving up to $4 million for the first...

Solar Power Tower

As you drive through the Andalusian countryside you may be greeted by a strange sight, a giant tower gleaming in the sun’s light surrounded by a sea of mirrors. It may seem like something out of the future but it is very much in the here and now – you...

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