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Jan 29, 2020 Uncategorized

Record-Setting Reduction

Campus energy use intensity is down 34% since 2002.

Dunaliella saltwater algae

Dec 16, 2019 Uncategorized

Salty Algae Leads to Sweet Success

NC State University professor Heike Sederoff started studying saltwater algae more than a decade ago as part of a project to use algae to make biofuel. This research led to a recent paper in the journal Nature and a biofuels patent application.

Showing magnon versus paramagnon drag

Sep 13, 2019 Energy Research News, Uncategorized

Paramagnetic Spins Take Electrons for a Ride, Produce Electricity from Heat

“Paramagnon drag thermopower” converts a temperature difference into an electrical voltage. This discovery could lead to more efficient thermal energy harvesting, such as converting car exhaust heat into electric power to enhance fuel-efficiency.