- Number 334 |
- April 4, 2011
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Bound neutrons pave way to free ones
A study of bound protons and neutrons conducted at DOE's Jefferson Lab has allowed scientists, for the first time, to extract information through experimentation about the internal structure of free neutrons, without the assistance of a theoretical model.
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Airborne emissions reveal new model
Regional impacts like biomass burning, forest fires and even cooking food are seemingly causing large amounts of modern carbon to be released into the atmosphere.
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Brayton Cycle turbines promise giant leap in conversion efficiency
Researchers at DOE’s Sandia National Laboratories are moving into the demonstration phase of a novel gas turbine system for power generation, with the promise that thermal-to-electric conversion efficiency will be increased to as much as 50 percent — an improvement of 50 percent for nuclear power stations equipped with steam turbines, or a 40 percent improvement for simple gas turbines.
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Key plant traits yield more sugar for biofuels
New clues about plant structure are helping researchers from DOE's BioEnergy Science Center at Oak Ridge National Laboratory narrow down a large collection of poplar tree candidates and identify winners for future use in biofuel production.
