ARGONNE, Illinois, Dec. 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Scientists at Argonne have created a bimetallic optical switch that can both transmit data and store it efficiently * * * Light-activated switch could bridge the gap between optical and electronic communications. * * * Conventional computer processors have pretty much maxed out their "clock speeds" -- a measurement of how fast they can toggle on and of  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following web feature: * * * For over two decades, PNNL has shepherded hydrogen energy toward safe use at scale * * * At the turn of the millennium, interest in the prospect of plentiful and clean hydrogen energy was growing--but, as with any fuel source, there were concerns over the safety of storing, moving, and using hydrogen as a fuel. So, in 2003, the Department of Energy (D  more