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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CES 2012 Gets Its Own Cutting Edge Science Fair

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The National Science Foundation is setting up shop at CES 2012 in Eureka Park, a new display area showcasing cutting edge tech just out of start up labs. Read more →

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NSF Debuts New All-Science Radio Stream

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The National Science Foundation has launched Science360 Radio, believed to be the first radio stream dedicated to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. 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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Bacteria Generate Electricity From Waste

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Penn State researchers are developing microbial fuel cells that use bacteria to generate electricity from waste. Read more →

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New Engineering Centers Get Funding Blast

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The National Science Foundation puts in $74 million for research centers focused on energy transmission, neural engineering, solar and water infrastructure. Read more →

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iPad App From NSF Dazzles WIth Nature Images

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The National Science Foundation has debuted for Apple iPad users a fancy app that provides wonderful nature images and other green content. Read more →

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Photosynthesis For Clean Bioenergy Studied

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The National Science Foundation announces financial awards for four research teams that aim to improve the efficiency of photosynthesis in plants. Read more →

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Green Software Engineer Gets Big NSF Grant

A computer scientist has earned a grant to study energy aware programming, or enabling energy management at the programming language level. Read more →

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Steam From Magma Well Possible Energy Source

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Magma stopped researchers short in their drilling on Iceland's Krafla volcano. But they might have stumbled across a powerful source of very hot, dry steam. Read more →

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