ARGONNE, Illinois, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * 13 years of research come to life with a high-resolution view of a hybrid catalyst that combines platinum nanoparticles and protein complexes * * * By Amber Rose Argonne and Yale researchers shed light on the structure of a photosynthetic hybrid for the first time, enabling advancements in clean energy production. Photosynthesis is one of the most efficient nat  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news: By Michael Matz * * * Key Takeaways * Better-performing film capacitors are needed for safe, reliable electric vehicles and renewable energy, but it's challenging to find suitable materials. * To accelerate the discovery of breakthrough materials, researchers developed a machine-learning technique to rapidly screen tens of thousands of polymer compounds and identified severa  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Understanding compound energy droughts can help utilities plan ahead and invest in energy storage * * * On a power grid partly supported by wind turbines, solar panels and hydropower turbines, weather and climate patterns can significantly affect how much power is produced. And as more wind and solar are added to the grid, utilities will need to understand how seasonal   more