The average American household spends around $2,000 on energy costs each year - and about 45 percent of those costs are heating-related. Did you know that there are many simple things you can do to lower your energy bills this winter?
On December 20, 1951, scientists from Argonne and the National Reactor Testing Station watched four light bulbs glow, powered by the world’s first nuclear reactor to generate electricity.
36 start-up companies signed 43 option agreements allowing them to license cutting-edge technologies. Beginning in mid January, you'll be able to vote for the ones that could make the greatest contributions to the country's economic and energy future.
Five years ago, Kevin Maas and his brother Daryl started a business producing electricity from what many would consider an unlikely source -- cow manure.
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December 30, 2011
Researchers at Brookhaven National Lab (BNL) are studying a tumor-suppressor protein called p53 to further the Office of Science’s long-standing mission to understand how radioactive materials affect the human genome.
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December 29, 2011
Argonne researchers have new insight into producing pure hydrogen -- a currently expensive, but energetic, fuel source.
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December 27, 2011
The new solar system on the Esopus Library in New York is expected to generate 31,200 kWh of electricity annually -- approximately 30 percent of the library’s electricity use and a savings of nearly $4,000 in energy costs each year.
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