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Down to the Wire: ONR Researchers and New Bacteria

Posted on August 20, 2016 by challer

Scientists sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) have genetically modified a common soil bacteria to create electrical wires that not only conduct electricity, but are thousands of times thinner than a human hair.
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Massive Detrick Solar Array Only Fraction of Army’s Renewable Energy Capacity

Posted on June 26, 2016 by challer

A 59,994-panel solar array, spread over 67 acres of Army land that’s been leased to a private developer, provides 15 megawatts of electricity, or 12 percent of the power used by this central-Maryland Army base.
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(U.S. Defense Department graphic illustration by Jessica L. Tozer/Released)

Meet the Scientists: Dr. Dave Phillips

Posted on July 14, 2014 by jtozer

Dr. Phillips, the U.S. Navy’s “power expert”, channels the enthusiasm of Tesla, only instead of fighting with Edison, he’s giving generators a helping crowbar replacement circuit!
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Power for the People

Posted on June 9, 2014 by jtozer

This newly completed hydropower station in Afghanistan will provide electricity to Afghan people in Jabal Saraj, just north of Bagram Airfield. The next step? The power grid.
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Army Reserve Working To Reduce Wasted Energy

Posted on March 7, 2013 by jtozer

In an ongoing effort to save taxpayer dollars, the post’s Directorate of Public Works reached out to Army Reserve aviation for help. Garrison energy officials figured the best way to look for wasted energy was to go up – literally. …
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Hatch Stage Field Goes Net Zero Energy

Posted on December 9, 2012 by jtozer

Waste not. It is a common adage that many people have heard throughout life, but Fort Rucker is taking the saying to heart as it implements its first Net Zero energy facility, slated for completion by the end of December. …
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Biological Energy

Posted on September 19, 2012 by jtozer

Energy efficiency is the hottest trend these days. Everyone wants to talk about it. Do stuff about it. Make changes to it. Come up with alternatives to the sources we have. Panic over the possibility that we might run out …
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Release The Railgun

Posted on July 28, 2012 by jtozer

The Naval Research Laboratory‘s 5,000 square foot Materials Testing Facility (MTF) houses a “scaled-for-laboratory,” 6-meter Electromagnetic Railgun. A railgun consists of a power supply that drives current through a pair of conductors or rails to accelerate a projectile to high …
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