UPTON, New York, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Contributions include developing techniques for studying, improving battery materials * * * Longer lasting batteries would allow electric vehicles (EVs) to drive farther and perhaps inspire more people to make the switch from fossil fuels. One key to better EV batteries is understanding the intricate details of how they work -- and stop working. Xiao-Qi  more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Idaho National Laboratory contributed more than 1400 pieces of intellectual property to site * * * Thousands of the treasures developed by scientists working for the Department of Energy--ideas, methods and software created to address some of the world's biggest challenges--are now available in one place for entrepreneurs, researchers and others interested  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, July 31 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Scientists have determined that a rare element found in some of the oldest solids in the solar system, such as meteorites, and previously thought to have been forged in supernova explosions, actually predate such cosmic events, challenging long-held theories about its origin. Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory led studies of the   more