The current model for manufacturing and retailing apparel often leads to over production; for every 10 items made, on average, four are sold at full price, three at a reduced price, and three are never sold. These unsold items, or “deadstock” is typically landfilled domestically or abroad. If you’re concerned about the sustainability of this
Through the Lab Embedded Entrepreneurship Program (LEEP), the Office of Electricity (OE) is thrilled to sponsor two new promising entrepreneurs with game-changing energy storage and electric grid innovations. LEEP recruits the best and brightest minds from across the energy sector and embeds them at the national labs for two years to help bring their early-stage
Although it’s been used in building materials for over one thousand years, one sustainable material still gives many builders pause: hemp. That hasn’t stopped Hempitecture, an innovative startup that creates hemp-based building materials and was recently awarded over $8 million in funding from the Department of Energy’s Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains, or MESC.
In the quest to revolutionize quantum computing, Kevin Roccapriore recently transitioned from a researcher at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to a full-time entrepreneur launching AtomQ, a business aimed at advancing quantum technologies.
Her goal during the program is to design a comprehensive additive manufacturing system tailored for the offsite construction of wall panels.Did you know that buildings consume twice as much energy as cars?Think about it… we spend about 95 percent of our time indoors with temperature-controlled rooms, LED lights, and electronics everywhere. Even beyond the consumers’
Natural fiber composites, the focus of ACT, have aesthetic appeal and can be sourced locally, unlike synthetic fibers, which require extensive energy to produce and are far more expensive.Vinit Chaudhary would describe himself as an “extreme extrovert.” He values interactions with people, building relationships, and learning about the lives and interests of others. It’s one
ThermoVerse and Expanding Frontiers have made strides in energy innovation by securing wins in Phase 2 of the Department of Energy’s American-Made Lab MATCH Prize, a competition designed to accelerate commercialization of national laboratory technologies.
As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s historic Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $428 million for 14 projects to accelerate domestic clean energy manufacturing in 15 coal communities across the United States. The projects, led by small-and medium-businesses in communities with de-commissioned coal facilities, were selected by DOE’s Office
Plastic pollution negatively impacts human and animal health as well as the stability of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Also, petroleum-based plastics degrade slowly, breaking into smaller and smaller pieces that can travel long distances through water tables and food chains.The water table is the underground dividing line between the unsaturated zone — where spaces between