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Now Seeking Applicants for UC Berkeley's Cleantech University Prize Competition

The Berkeley CUP is startup competition seeking students with innovative clean-tech solutions. Selected teams partake in a mentorship…

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Innovations in Home Energy Storage Gaining Momentum

SimpliPhi Power has unveiled a lightweight lithium-ion battery for the home, joining the ranks of Tesla and Orison in developing…

Industry and Business

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Newsletter: September 2015

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The Earth's Battery is Running Low

John Schramski uses a battery as a metaphor to understand the globe's stagnating economic and political systems and their close…

Research

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FlexTech Alliance receives $75 Million Department of Defense Award

The U.S. Department of Defense awarded FlexTech Alliance a Cooperative Agreement to establish and manage a Manufacturing Innovation…

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Biking the Country, Lighting the World

Last month, our Director, John Bowers, completed a 2,753 mile bike ride from Banff, Canada to Antelope Wells, New Mexico. Each mile…

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CRDF Global Seeking Subject Matter Experts

CRDF Global is seeking female researchers in the U.S. to attend an event in Doha, Qatar, where they will meet with female Qatari…

Industry and Business

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A Lot Of Heat Is Wasted, So Why Not Convert It Into Power?

Matt Scullin of Michigan State University formed a company that uses thermoelectrics to turn waste heat from car tailpipes into…

Research

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Solar Cell Efficiency Could Double with Novel "Green" Antenna

Scientists from the American Chemical Society are developing a unique, "green" antenna that could potentially double the efficiencies of…

Research

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India Builds a Solar Future Based on Homegrown Technology

As the government embarks on an ambitious renewables program, researchers seek technology solutions suited to India’s unique conditions…

Industry and Business

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A Revolutionary Roadmap for California’s Distributed Energy Future

On Tuesday, the Advanced Energy Economy Institute released a report that calls for California regulators to consider entirely new ways…

Industry and Business

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American Hub Delivers Hope for a Competitive Photonics Sector

The core mission of AIM Photonics will be to serve Department of Defense needs, but commercial benefits will emerge from a new economy…

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Graphene Offers Promise of Thermoelectric Material for Next-Generation Vehicles

Researchers at the University of Manchester in the U.K.,in collaboration with the company European Thermodynamics Ltd., have called upon…

Industry and Business

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Quantum Networks: Back and Forth Are Not Equal Distances

Researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute have discovered a new type of photonic channel that has been a missing component for building…

Research

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World's First White Lasers Demonstrated

Luminous white lasers look to be the future in lighting and Li-Fi, or light-based wireless communication, in being more energy efficient…

Research

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New Design Brings World's First Solar Battery to Performance Milestone

Researchers at Ohio State University have reached a new milestone with their solar air battery by achieving a 20 percent energy savings…

Research