Working Off Pounds, Energy Costs At Iowa State Gym

The bike-friendly exterior of Iowa State University's new LEED Platinum State Gym. Image via RDG Planning & Design.

Iowa State University students can tread lightly on the environment while toning their bodies following the LEED Platinum renovation of their gym facilities. Read more →

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Iowa State Profs Put Electric Motors On A Diet

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Iowa State University professor Dionysios Aliprantis thinks electric engines are too fat and too lazy so he's using computer modeling to slim them down. Read more →

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Tiny Turbines Yield Data On Hilly Terrain

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Iowa State University engineers are using models in a wind tunnel to study how hills, valleys and wind turbine placement affect the performance of wind farms. Read more →

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Lab Has A Way With Algae, Boosting Biomass

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Researchers from Iowa State University have developed a laboratory method that could lead to cheaper and more efficient production of biofuels from algae. Read more →

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Iowa Wind Lab Gets Picky With Turbine Blades

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Iowa State University's Wind Energy Manufacturing Lab is developing methods to automate wind turbine blade manufacturing and lower the cost of wind power. Read more →

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Biofuel Program Eyes Marginal Lands

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An Iowa State team gets a $25 million federal grant to study and develop ways to use marginal farmland to grow grasses that can become drop-in biofuel. Read more →

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Energy Research Boost For Iowa Universities

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The National Science Foundation awards $20 million to build the research capacity of Iowa's public universities in renewable energy and energy efficiency. Read more →

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A Nintendo for Biofuel Nerds

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Iowa State University researchers unveil a biorefinery plant control room simulator designed to prepare future refinery workers. Read more →

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Biofuel Bus Idea Developed By Grad Student

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David Correll of Iowa State spends his time converting cooking oil from one of the university's dining halls into biofuel for a local public bus. Read more →

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Iowa State Research Improves Solar Cells

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Researchers at Iowa State University and the Ames Lab produced improved solar polymer efficiencies of 20% using a textured substrate that captures more light. Read more →

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