Direct Current - An Energy.gov Podcast
1) S5 E4: Science Powered by Exascale
What is exascale computing? Why does it matter? To find out, we connected with the computing experts at DOE's national laboratories. Join us as we discuss the arduous journey to build three of the fas...Show More
2) S5 E3: The Next Generation Science of Pandemics
The COVID-19 pandemic serves as a stark reminder that, despite our great achievements, we are still bound by the laws of our own biology. And while the Coronavirus has been a tragedy on a global scale...Show More
3) S5 E2: Fully Charged: How Batteries Are Combating the Climate Crisis, Part 2
The second of two episodes, we’re going under the hood to take a look at something these EVs all share in common — a battery. Where do they come from? How do they work? And how the U.S. is working to ...Show More
S5 E2: Fully Charged: How Batteries Are Combating the Climate Crisis, Part 2
21:54 | Jul 25th, 2024
4) S5 E1: Fully Charged: How Batteries Are Combating the Climate Crisis, Part 1 (REBROADCAST)
The first of two episodes, we’re going under the hood to take a look at something these EVs all share in common — a battery. Where do they come from? How do they work? And how the U.S. is working to m...Show More
5) S4 E5: End of Year Chat with Secretary Jennifer Granholm
Join us for an energizing conversation with Secretary Jennifer Granholm, focused on the Department of Energy’s 2023 accomplishments and the progress of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. F...Show More
6) S4 E4: 70 Years of Atoms for Peace
70 years ago, President Dwight D. Eisenhower went before the United Nations and delivered a speech unlike anything the world had ever heard. The president spoke in sweeping terms about the terrible de...Show More
7) S4 E3: Fully Charged: How Batteries Are Combating the Climate Crisis, Part 1
The first of two episodes, we’re going under the hood to take a look at something these EVs all share in common — a battery. Where do they come from? How do they work? And how the U.S. is working to m...Show More
S4 E3: Fully Charged: How Batteries Are Combating the Climate Crisis, Part 1
12:32 | Oct 17th, 2023
8) The Manhattan Project, Part 2 (REBROADCAST)
The conclusion of our two part story on the Manhattan Project. We take you to the Trinity site where the first bomb was tested and then follow the Airmen as they drop the first ever atomic bombs. Late...Show More
9) The Manhattan Project, Part 1 (REBROADCAST)
The first of two episodes that tell the story of an unprecedented, U.S. government effort to beat Nazi Germany in the race to construct a nuclear weapon, the dawn of the atomic age, and how that legac...Show More
10) S4 E2: Climate Modeling and Extreme Weather
In this second episode of season 4 of Direct Current, we dive into a topic that’s been in the news a lot lately: extreme weather. While intense storms have splashed across headlines throughout history...Show More