10 minutes to charge phone: Graphene battery project named a top innovation

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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Wash., was recognized today for its work on a project that promises to significantly increase the performance and reduce the recharge time for the types of lithium ion batteries used in phones, notebook computers and electric vehicles. It’s one of two projects from PNNL recognized today in the “R&D… Read More…

‘Olympus’ supercomputer targets energy breakthroughs, with help from some water

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The Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Wash., now has its own supercomputer, named Olympus, after the tallest mountain in Washington state’s Olympic range. The supercomputer has a peak speed of 162 teraflops — providing about as much computing capacity as 20,000 personal computers combined. One unique feature: A water cooling system… Read More…