Archive for April 2009
$93 million to wind energy; $100 million to NREL facilities
The Obama administration continues to put money where its mouth is regarding energy innovation. And, they are doing it in…
Read MoreChu to make another funding announcement Wednesday
With all due respect to Flo Rida, Steven Chu and the DOE are second to none when it comes to…
Read MoreEarth Day Ceramics Video Festival
Hey – it’s Video of the Week Day (Wednesday) and Earth Day. What a great excuse for a video festival.…
Read MoreNIST releases some details and timing on grid standards
Apropos to the announcement about DOE moving forward with funding for Smart Grid projects, NIST has unveiled a three-step approach…
Read MoreDOE jumps into smart grid tech with $4 billion and a call for standards
The Obama administration seems to have decided to let others share some of the Department of Energy’s glory and let…
Read MoreNanowire dopant know-how
According to a paper published in a recent issue of Nature Nanotechnology, two researchers at Northwestern University are using atom…
Read MoreDOE pumping $42 million into fuel cells
DOE Secretary Steven Chu announced today that it would target $41.9 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding for…
Read MoreInterview with Ed Herderick, 2009-2010 Materials Societies’ Congressional Fellow
[Image above] Credit: ACerS; YouTube We present an interview with Ed Herderick, the 2009-2010 Materials Societies Congressional Fellow and occasional…
Read MoreGeim to receive Korber prize for graphene discovery
Andre Geim, who can lay claim to the title of “father of graphene,” is being honored on Friday with the…
Read MorePoneman nominated for DOE Deputy Secretary
Yesterday, the Obama administration announced that Daniel B. Poneman has been nominated to be a deputy secretary for the DOE.…
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