HYDROPOWER — Fishy behavior . . .
Proposals to install hydrokinetic turbines — like underwater windmills — in rivers across the U.S. are prompting questions about the environmental impacts of this new hydropower energy source. In response, r…
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VEHICLES — Charge on the fly . . .
A prototype charging system for electric and hybrid vehicles is helping demonstrate a technology that could one day play a key role in the electrification of America’s highways. The bench-scale prototype develo…
GEOLOGY — Penetrating pores . . .
Using neutron scattering to examine rock formations in Texas, Wisconsin and other parts of the country, Larry Anovitz, David Cole and Gernot Rother of Oak Ridge National Laboratory are gaining insight into littl…