All News News Type - Any -AlumniAwards and AccoladesGeneralGraduateIn the NewsIndustry and BusinessNewsletterResearchUndergraduate Year - Any -2024202320222021202020192018201720162015201420132012 Related IEE Person Apply Can Evolution Make the Next Generation of Computer Chips? The Smithsonian writes an article on Dan Morse's work on biologically-inspired semiconductors. This radical new approach to creating… July 18, 2012 Research US Ranks 9th for Energy Efficiency, out of 12 Major Economies; UK is No. 1 The United States is ranked ninth by the ACEEE out of the 12 economies on energy efficiency. According to the ACEEE report, the US has… July 16, 2012 Industry and Business Seoul Semiconductor Launches nPola LED Technology to Boost Brightness 5-10 Times Seoul Semiconductor Company launched a new LED product. Institute faculty member Shuji Nakamura is an advisor to Seoul and was there for… July 13, 2012 Industry and Business Solar Stat of the Day: 1 GW of PV in California The California Solar Initiative is more than halfway to its goal of 1,940 megawatts of solar capacity by the end of 2016, according to… July 11, 2012 Industry and Business 'The Sky Is Pink': Josh Fox Discusses New Anti-Fracking Film As follow-up to Josh Fox's documentary 'Gasland', his new short film, 'The Sky is Pink', specifically addresses New York's fracking… July 10, 2012 Industry and Business Institute Faculty Member, James Speck, Receives Endowed Chair at One of the Institute's Affiliated Centers, the SSLEC James Speck, a professor of materials at UCSB, member of SSLEC's Executive Committee, and director of the Interdisciplinary Center for… July 9, 2012 Awards and Accolades Video: The Sky is Pink Documentary filmmaker Josh Fox makes a short film addressing the natural gas industry and concerns of leaking gas in his Youtube video "… July 9, 2012 Industry and Business New Solar Panel Designs Make Installation Cheaper The price of solar panels are dropping, so many companies are turning their attention to reducing installation costs. Two leading solar… July 6, 2012 Industry and Business DOE Study Confirms LEDs Most ‘Environmentally Friendly’ Lighting A U.S. Department of Energy report finds that the energy lights consume during operation makes up the majority of their environmental… July 5, 2012 Industry and Business Weatherization & Intergovernmental Program: The National Training & Education Resource The National Training & Education Resource (NTER) is an open source platform that serves to education individuals about weatherizing… July 3, 2012 Industry and Business Artificial Cells Evolve Proteins to Structure Semiconductors Ever wonder about Daniel Morse's work? He and his colleagues develop biologically-inspired, nanostructured semiconductors modeled after… July 2, 2012 Research DOE Announces Building Energy Efficiency Investments in Twenty-Two States The U.S. Department of Energy awarded 22 states and territories $14 million to install energy-efficient upgrades to their buildings. The… June 29, 2012 Industry and Business 36 States, Cities, School Districts Join Better Buildings Challenge Thirty-six new states, local governments and school districts have committed about 300 million square feet in building energy upgrades… June 27, 2012 Industry and Business Is Software the Solution to Solar Soft Costs? The U.S. Department of Energy's SunShot Program is working on minimizing the soft costs of distributed solar. The goal is to make… June 26, 2012 Industry and Business EBay to Power a Data Center with Fuel Cells provided by Bloom Energy This project will make eBay the first major tech company to use fuel cells as a primary source of energy for data centers, rather than… June 22, 2012 Industry and Business Ice Energy Finds Profits in Thermal Energy Storage Making ice at night to augment air conditioning usage during the day can help save money by cutting down on the peak power demand. This… June 20, 2012 Industry and Business Pagination First page « Previous page ‹ … Page 58 Current page 59 Page 60 Page 61 … Next page › Last page »