- Number 323 |
- October 25, 2010
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NIF completes successful integrated experiment
The National Ignition Facility located at DOE's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, recently completed its first integrated ignition experiment.
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Los Alamos researcher on HIV vaccine trial team
Researcher Bette Korber of DOE's Los Alamos National Laboratory is part of an international team of investigators working to design and implement the first human trial of a mosaic HIV vaccine candidate. The vaccine represents a novel strategy for fighting the virus that causes AIDS by attempting to address one of the most daunting challenges in HIV vaccine design: the virus's extensive genetic diversity.
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Powered by microbes?
In looking at fossil fuel alternatives, microbes are small players that could pack a big punch. Microbes are being studied for their potential to produce fuels, without the challenges inherent in petroleum.
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A closer look at a fuel cell in operation
Measuring a fuel cell’s overall performance is relatively easy, but measuring its components individually as they work together is a challenge. That’s because one of the best experimental techniques for investigating the details of an electrochemical device while it’s operating is x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS).
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Improved labs energize biomass research
Innovative research laboratories at DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory have gotten a facelift and infusion of new equipment to help researchers make environment friendly and economic biofuels.