ARGONNE, Illinois, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Argonne's manganese-rich battery legacy and the next generation of electric vehicle batteries As U.S. automakers race to announce battery advances, a decades-long national lab push moves ahead * With industry momentum building, Argonne efforts are helping chart a new course for affordable, high-energy batteries built from U.S.-abundant materials. Manganese-rich  more

LIVERMORE, California, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Pandora mission demonstrates new model for low-cost, high-impact science On Monday, Jan. 12, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), in partnership with NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) and Blue Canyon Technologies, announced the successful launch of the Pandora satellite into Earth's orbit, initiating a yearlong mission to advance atmospheric  more