Snow melting isn’t just a sign of spring for the researchers on the Snow ALbedo eVOlution (SALVO) field campaign. Instead, it is a subject of intense scientific inquiry. With the support of the Department of Energy’s Office of Science and the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility, they track how the tundra and sea ice in the Arctic change from season to season.
Newswise — The Center for Bioenergy Innovation has been renewed by the Department of Energy as one of four bioenergy research centers across the nation to advance robust, economical production of plant-based fuels and chemicals. CBI, led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is focused on the development of nonfood biomass crops and specialty processes for the production of sustainable jet fuel to help decarbonize the aviation sector.
He was in fifth grade, growing up in Harare, Zimbabwe, when his older brother brought home a VCR and a videotape of the blockbuster film Short Circuit (1986). Its robot protagonist, Number 5, becomes sentient, escapes a lab, makes friends, and gallivants around Astoria, Oregon, evading its creators.
When Spanish paint company Graphenstone launched a collaboration with Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum in April, it took inspiration from objects in the museum’s collection—from the off-white in Rossetti’s 1879 painting The Day Dream to the maple wood used by violin maker Antonio Stradivari. The 16 shades also had something else in common: Each paint is made with long-lasting graphene instead of plastic.
For a good chunk of his 20-year tenure at Adidas AG, Eric Liedtke thought about Kanye West. Named head of global brands at the German company in 2014, Liedtke worked alongside the rapper and designer, now known as Ye, to build Adidas’ Yeezy label into a billion-dollar business.
Fluchthorn in the Silvretta Alps is now around 60 feet (19 m) shorter than it was before — and more mountains are expected to follow suit as temperatures thaw the permafrost holding them together.
Have you ever used a laptop, ridden in a car, or switched on a light? or a smartphone? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you have used energy. Life would not be as we know it without energy. As the world’s population grows, people will need more and more energy. But how do we meet this need in a sustainable way?
When selecting alternative fuels, it is important to consider the relative advantages and disadvantages of each. This activity asks students to begin to consider the life cycle energy and carbon dioxide emission costs of gasoline, corn ethanol, and cellulosic ethanol. The various pieces help students trace energy and matter through a complex system and begin to critically analyze graphical comparisons of different fuels.
This unit provides opportunities for your students to learn about the importance of sustainable development and the ideas underpinning biodiesel production. They will carry out research about this topic and observe and take part in experiments to turn recycled vegetable fats into oil and potatoes into plastic.
In 2010, there were about 250 million registered vehicles on U.S. highways. Most of these vehicles have engines that use oil-based fuel, such as gasoline or diesel. Even hybrid-electric cars use gasoline to power their internal combustion engines, although they use less fuel than traditional automobiles.
