The right hand side of the equations consists of four terms. The first and second give rise are the kinetic energy contribution and the electron-ion potential. The third term, or Hartree term, is the ...

Estimates Cooling and Heating Savings for Flat Roofs with Non-Black Surfaces ...

Have heating and cooling effects been tested? At present, there is no standardized method for testing the effectiveness of radiant barriers in reducing heating and cooling bills. But numerous field ...

Methane hydrates, a promising natural gas resource, are believed to reside throughout the globe in sea-floor sediments and permafrost. Lorie Langley, who is leading ORNL’s Gas Hydrate program for the ...

Estimates Energy and Peak Demand Savings for Flat Roofs with Non-Black Surfaces ...

Adding more insulation where you already have some, such as in an attic, will save energy. You can save even greater amounts of energy if you install insulation into ...

A thriving manufacturing sector is vital to the nation’s economic health and global security, yet few companies possess the research and development (R&D) capacity essential to staying competitive.

Inaugurated in 1979, the "Buildings Conference" takes place every three years allowing time to develop new research and technology applications and to document the findings. Attendance is ...

If you are buying or building a new house, make sure that energy-saving features are included. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) home insulation rule requires the ...

What is a radiant barrier? Radiant barriers are materials that are installed in buildings to reduce summer heat gain and winter heat loss, and hence to reduce building heating and cooling energy usage ...

This paper presents a new hybrid (Monte Carlo/deterministic) method for increasing the efficiency of Monte Carlo calculations of distributions, such as flux or dose rate distributions (e.g., mesh ...

Neandertal’s brutish brow and other features are identical to an iodine-deficient human condition called cretinism. One of the most mysterious creatures that ever walked the earth was Neandertal, a ...