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February 4, 2013

DOE Has Lost Its Nerd in Chief

Kevin Bullis, MIT Technology Review


AP

Today U.S. energy secretary Steven Chu announced his decision to step down. Under his leadership, the U.S. Department of Energy has changed the way it does energy research and development. He leaves behind new research organizations that are intently focused on solving specific energy problems, particularly the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Energy as well as several Innovation Hubs. . .

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