Archive for September 2009
Nitride with silicon: solar cells with 30% efficiency?
A Phoenix company said it has created a hybrid solar cell that pairs a gallium-nitride thin film with typical silicon-based…
Read MoreVideo of the week: Aeroclay research at Case Western
Credit: Case Western Reserve University; YouTube We first wrote about the aerogel work of David Schiraldi’s group at CWRU back…
Read MoreCould Lithium-ion batteries eventually use titanium dioxide?
I don’t know much about this other than what was posted at PNNL’s website last week, but I hope to…
Read MoreVolvo’s electric: sexy, stunning, Swedish
Volvo Cars is currently evaluating the viability of a fully battery-electric vehicle. This year, Volvo has built and is internally…
Read MoreSign-up: Tour of the Blair Museum of Lithophanes
ACerS Michigan/Northwest Ohio Section is hosting a tour of the Blair Museum of Lithophanes in the Toledo Botanical Gardens.
Read MoreNew ceramic-based insulin delivery system reported
What may be a new and effective alternative to insulin injections is being reported in a paper (subscription required) to…
Read MoreMonday materials music
Credit: MelodySheep; YouTube A new video from composer John Boswell: “A musical tribute to two great men of science. Carl…
Read MoreObama nominates new “green czar” from Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Arun Majumdar, who currently heads a Lawrence Berkeley National Lab project that aims to help India reduce its greenhouse gas…
Read MoreGood day on Wall Street for A123 shareholders
The gamblers were running amok today. Reuters: Shares of A123 Systems, a maker of lithium-ion car batteries, had the second-best…
Read MoreApply to be a National Academies Graduate Fellow
The National Academies have just announced that they are soliciting applications for the next two sessions of their Christine Mirzayan…
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