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May 20, 2016
5 Facts About the Collegiate Wind Competition

The U.S. Department of Energy Collegiate Wind Competition helps undergraduates learn the real-world skills they need to grow America's clean energy economy.

May 19, 2016
Dr. Tammy Dickinson, Principal Assistant Director for Environment and Energy at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, takes a break to look out over Yosemite National Park. | Photo courtesy of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
10 Questions with Geologist Tammy Dickinson

Dr. Tammy Dickinson, Director for Environment and Energy at the White House, answers questions about having an asteroid named after her, the project that makes her proudest and being the only woman in the room.

May 18, 2016
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10 Ways the Clean Energy Ministerial Is Speeding Up the World’s Clean Energy Revolution

The world needs a lot more clean energy, and fast. Here are 10 ways the Clean Energy Ministerial is working to deliver the solutions to climate change and improve energy access around the globe.

May 17, 2016
These Tiny Capsules Fight Climate Change

Scientists at the National Labs designed a new way to capture carbon dioxide by making tiny microcapsules using everyday baking soda.

May 12, 2016
9 Cool Technologies at the Bay Area Maker Faire

Get a glimpse of some of the technologies from our National Labs in the Make | ENERGY Pavilion at the Bay Area Maker Faire. You can look AND touch.

May 11, 2016
Better Buildings partners have saved more than $1.3 billion on energy costs. Our new infographic explains how Better Buildings works and why it’s important. | Graphic by <a href="/node/1332956">Carly Wilkins</a>, Energy Department
INFOGRAPHIC: Better Buildings Leading to Big Energy Savings

Better Buildings partners have saved more than $1.3 billion on energy costs. Our new infographic explains how Better Buildings works and why it’s important.

May 6, 2016
Plastic Bags Might Kickstart the Carbon Capture Industry

Research from the National Labs show that capturing CO2 from plastic bag and packaging plants could kickstart the carbon capture industry in the United States.

May 5, 2016
VIDEO: Getting Started on the Road to Clean Energy

A new program called Cyclotron Road connects clean energy entrepreneurs with the unique resources of our National Labs.

May 4, 2016
Meet the Women Leading the Clean Energy Revolution

These ten amazing women are forging a clean energy future. Through C3E they get the recognition they deserve.

May 3, 2016
Energy and fuels derived from biomass could someday provide a portion of the nation’s energy needs. | Photo courtesy of Idaho National Laboratory.
The Future of Bioenergy Is in this Book-less Library

One of the National Labs is building a high-tech library of biomass samples and information for bioenergy researchers.

April 28, 2016
This Mega-Science Project Is Going a Mile Underground

One National Lab is searching for the most abundant particles in the universe that we barely know.

April 26, 2016
A detailed view of the diamond wafers scientists use to get a better measure of spinning electrons. | Photo courtesy of Jefferson Lab.
Why Physics Needs Diamonds

Getting a better measure of spinning electrons requires really hard materials.

April 22, 2016
PHOTOS: 11 Carbon-Fighting Energy Technologies

Scroll through the photo gallery to see just a few of the ways the Energy Department is addressing climate change through technologies that cut carbon pollution, grow the economy and protect the planet.

April 18, 2016
QUIZ: Test Your Climate Change IQ

We're kicking off #EarthWeek by testing your knowledge about the most urgent environmental change of our time -- climate change.

April 18, 2016
An artist's rendition of the tough new plastic. | Image courtesy of Mark Robbins, Oak Ridge National Lab.
This New Plastic Is 50% Renewable

Researchers from Oak Ridge National Lab invented a tougher, greener plastic from biomass.

March 30, 2016
Everything you can see is made of normal matter...but that’s only 4 percent of the universe. Find out how the National Labs search for the invisible “dark matter” scientists believe holds galaxies together. | Graphic above by <a href="/node/1332956">Carly Wilkins</a>, Energy Department. Illustrations below by <a href="/node/1676591">Greg Stewart</a>, SLAC.
Three Ways to Bust Ghostly Dark Matter

How the National Labs hunt for invisible “dark matter" on the Earth’s surface, underground and in space.

March 28, 2016
Cleaner auto emissions is just one way catalysis research is helping to solve big problems. | Image courtesy of PNNL.
Meeting America’s Pressing Needs -- One Reaction at a Time

How chemistry at the National Labs is helping drive clean energy forward.

March 25, 2016
How two sets of twin sisters became best friends and found careers through science. | Graphic by <a href="/node/1332956/">Carly Wilkins, Energy Department</a>.
Sisters in Science

How two sets of twin sisters became best friends and found careers through science.

March 24, 2016
Astronaut Ellen Ochoa is our fourth and final woman in STEM #ThrowbackThursday for 2016. | Illustration by <a href="/node/1332956/">Carly Wilkins, Energy Department</a>.
Five Fast Facts about Astronaut Ellen Ochoa

Ellen Ochoa is the director of the Johnson Space Center, the first Hispanic woman to go into space and the fourth woman in STEM we're highlighting during Women's History Month.

March 23, 2016
Quiz: Test Your Lighting IQ

Test your knowledge about the lighting technology that brightens our world.

March 22, 2016
The Science Behind “The Martian” -- Staying Warm on Mars

How science fiction relies on science fact from one of the National Labs.

March 22, 2016
Women in STEM: Deputy Secretary Liz Sherwood-Randall

Deputy Secretary Liz Sherwood-Randall talks about mentorship, public service and her favorite part of the job in our newest #WomeninSTEM video.

March 18, 2016
On Tuesday March 22, 2016 we're hosting a twitter chat on Women in STEM. | Energy Department photo.
Women’s History Month Twitter Chat on Changing the Face of Leadership in STEM

On Tuesday March 22, 2016, we're hosting a Twitter chat about encouraging women to pursue leadership positions in STEM -- science, technology, engineering and math.

March 17, 2016
How to Store Carbon

Find out how National Labs scientists are developing new tools to ensure carbon storage is safe and permanent.

March 17, 2016
Nuclear Physicist Chien-Shiung Wu is our third woman in STEM #ThrowbackThursday for 2016. | Illustration by <a href="/node/1332956/">Carly Wilkins, Energy Department</a>.
Five Fast Facts about Physicist Chien-Shiung Wu

Chien-Shiung Wu's physics expertise was instrumental to the Manhattan Project and her research helped two colleagues win the Nobel Prize in physics. She is the third woman in STEM we're highlighting during Women's History Month.