DOE

  • drop of water, ripples

    World’s smallest droplets

    Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider, the world's most powerful particle accelerator, may have created the smallest drops of liquid made in the lab. Read More

    May 16, 2013

  • Arun Majumdar

    Seeking game-changing energy technologies

    Arun Majumdar is the first director of the Department of Energy's ARPA-E (Zach Goodyear / Vanderbilt University) “Gentlemen, we have run out of money. It’s time to start thinking.” This quote, attributed to the New Zealand physicist Ernest Rutherford, summarizes the main point of the presentation that… Read More

    Nov 11, 2011

  • Vanderbilt University

    Nanotechnologists take lessons from nature

    Accepting and understanding natural variability is the key for engineers seeking to make nanoscale devices that are as efficient as living microorganisms. Read More

    Apr 28, 2011