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JRSE's top stories report on energy related research and news happening in the field. The goal is to combine news, policy, and research to provide an insightful look at today's hot topics.
The Renewable Energy Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (REMRSEC) is headed by Physics Professor Craig Taylor. This first NSF-funded center dedicated solely to renewable energy enjoys a strong collaboration with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
Some of the tiniest solar cells ever built have been successfully tested as a power source for even tinier microscopic machines. An article in the inaugural issue of the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, describes an inch-long array of 20 of these cells--each one about a quarter the size of a lowercase "o" in a standard 12-point font.
Scientists at the National Ignition Facility plan to generate fusion energy and study fusion in nuclear weapons. But the starlike conditions that NIF creates will also enable them to study astrophysically important nuclear reactions.
Dr. Quanhua Liu and his associates provide a background for their interactive website, where one can calculate the amount of wind or solar energy that could be produced in their own backyard.
Nearly 500 people came to College Park, Maryland at the end of June to attend the 2009 ACS Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference and hear speakers from around the world discuss the "Grand Challenge" facing the sustainability movement today.
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