EFRC News
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16 December 2016
Ultrafast lasers reveal light-harvesting secrets of photosynthetic algae
Work funded as part of the Photosynthetic Antenna Research Center (PARC) EFRC at Washington University in St. Louis.
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15 December 2016
Toward safer, long-life nuclear reactors: Metal design could raise radiation resistance by 100 times
Work funded as part of the Energy Dissipation to Defect Evolution (EDDE) EFRC at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
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13 December 2016
Superior soap molecule from renewable sources wins top Dow SISCA prize
Fundamental research funded in part by the Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation (CCEI) at the University of Delaware.
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1 December 2016
Physics, Photosynthesis and Solar Cells
Work funded in part by the Spins and Heat in Nanoscale Electronic Systems (SHINES) EFRC at the University of California, Riverside.
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1 December 2016
New Findings Boost Promise of Molybdenum Sulfide for Hydrogen Catalysis
Work funded in part by the Center for the Computational Design of Functional Layered Materials (CCDM) EFRC at Temple University.
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26 October 2016
Researchers invent ‘perfect’ soap molecule that is better for the environment and cleans in all conditions
Work funded in part by the Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation (CCEI) at the University of Delaware.
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18 October 2016
Scientists find static 'stripes' of electrical charge in copper-oxide superconductor
Work funded in part by the Center for Emergent Superconductivity (CES) EFRC led by Brookhaven National Laboratory
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12 October 2016
Dynamic Duo: USU Biochemists Peg Tandem Halves of Life-Critical Enzyme
Work funded in part by the Center for Biological Electron Transfer and Catalysis (BETCy) EFRC at Montana State University.
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27 September 2016
Evok Innovations Announces First Round of Investments
Mosaic Materials is based on ideas discovered by the Gas Separations Relevant to Clean Energy Technologies (CGS) EFRC led by the University of California, Berkeley.
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22 September 2016
The importance of being Ernest Moniz
From the interview:
“Even though [the Energy Frontier Research Centers] are basic research, it’s led to a whole set of startup companies, spinouts from the universities, etc.”