Category Archives: Energy
Erbacher appointed to national physics panel
Professor Robin Erbacher of the Department of Physics has been appointed to the High Energy Physics Advisory Panel, a group of experts that advises the federal government on research in theoretical and experimental physics. The panel reports jointly to the …
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Learn about superconductivity at Emergent Universe
The online exhibit Emergent Universe has opened a new virtual wing, on ‘Superconductivity.’ Opened in 2009, Emergent Universe aims to encourage young people to learn about “emergence,” complex behaviors that arise from interactions of simple parts, and develop an “emergent …
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Andy Frank named to Auto News “Electrifying 100″
(Contributed by Paul Dorn) UC Davis professor Andy Frank has been selected for the first-ever “Automotive News Electrifying 100.” The Electrifying 100 consists of 100 of the most influential people behind the vehicle electrification movement. Frank’s contributions — which we …
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A simpler route to splitting water?
The key to the hydrogen economy could come from a common mineral better known as a black stain on rock, according to researchers at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia and UC Davis, and published online May 15 in the journal …
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Can renewables replace nuclear, other energy sources?
On the New York Times Economix blog, Nancy Folbre, an economics professor at the University of Massachusetts, argues that renewable energy sources like wind and solar could replace other energy sources, especially nuclear energy. Folbre draws on a 2009 Scientific …
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Students take part in national hot rocks power competition
A team of UC Davis undergraduate and graduate students is among 11 selected to take part in the first National Geothermal Student Competition, sponsored by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Geothermal Technologies …
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Talk on daylighting office buildings is tomorrow
A reminder that Lorne Whitehead, professor of applied physics at the University of British Columbia, will speak Tuesday, Jan. 25 at 6 pm on harnessing daylight to illuminate the windowless cores of buildings. The talk will take place in the …
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‘Father of the Plug-in Hybrid’ gets a Chevy Volt
UC Davis engineering professor Andy Frank has been called ‘The Father of the Plug-in Hybrid,’ and yesterday he picked up one of the first to be sold. The Chevrolet Volt made by General Motors has both an electric motor and …
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Talk: Daylight into windowless office building cores
Lorne Whitehead, professor of applied physics at the University of British Columbia, will give a talk at 6 pm, Jan. 25 on the new SunCentral Core Sunlighting System, a device that harnesses daylight to illuminate the windowless cores of buildings. …
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‘Daylight Harvesting’ Technology licensed to Philips
UC Davis has signed a co-exclusive license agreement with Philips to commercialize inventions that reduce the cost and increase the reliability of daylight harvesting systems. The license agreement covers a package of patents and patent applications describing strategies and technologies …
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