US Energy Secretary talks biophysics

Stephen Chu, Secretary of Energy for the US government, gave a plenary lecture at the Annual Biophysical Society meeting earlier today.

Dr Chu began his scientific career as a physicist and went on to win the Nobel Prize for his biophysics research. Today he talked about his group’s current research interests into sub-wavelength imaging and detecting protein binding events in real-time. 

He then went on to discuss the influence fundamental biophysics is having on the search for future energy sources, including new metabolic pathways for biofuels synthesis and Li-ion batteries.  

Chu then went on to say that if new alternative energy sources are really going to take off – then the government need to set directives that will force the current energy industries to make these changes happen – just like they did in the 50’s with frost-free refrigerators!!     

Take a look at the great energy research published in both PCCP and Energy & Environmental Science today

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