Laboratory

Researchers from the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), the NASA Glenn Research Center, and National Security Technologies have developed a fission reactor prototype they believe could be used as power generator on future space flights. Researchers Demonstrate Power Generator for Space...

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Materials Testing Facility announced that it has fired its electromagnetic railgun 1000 times and reached a materials testing milestone toward the deployment on warships. Navy's Railgun Fired 1000 Times, Powered Up : Read more

The Geothermal Laboratory of the Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas said that it has discovered a coast-to-coast geothermal resources. Google-Funded Research Confirms Green Energy Source : Read more

The cost of deploying solar power systems has dropped by 18 percent in 2010 and by 11 percent during the first six months of 2011, the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) reports. Cost of Solar Systems in the U.S. Drops 29% Since 2009 : Read more

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) claim to have discovered a new material that could increase the power, energy density of lithium ion batteries while reducing their charge time as well. ORNL Discovers New Material for Fast-charging Batteries : Read more

Check out 13 innovations happening right now in laboratories around the world. Welcome to the Future: 13 Laboratory Inventions : Read more

Can you find Waldo? Mote Marine Laboratory can't, and they spent $130,000 on it. Where's Waldo? Lab Loses Poorly Named Robot : Read more

Golden (CO) - Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DoE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) claim to have set a new world record in solar cell efficiency: A new photovoltaic device can convert 40.8% of the light... U.S. Scientists Claim World Record In Solar Cell Efficiency ...