May 2012 Story Tips
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 - 14:00
in Physics & Chemistry
The Transformative Reductions in Operational Energy Consumption Program will target cooling and heating, shelters and structures, lighting, data center power management, electronics, and water heating and pumping systems. Tiny rod-like nanoparticles of gold or silver able to adsorb, transmit and reflect light at the nanoscale could hold the key to faster computers, higher-resolution microscopes, more efficient light-emitting diodes and a new generation of chemical and biological detectors. Millions of seashells off the coast of Japan may be able to play a role in cleaning up radioactive cesium.