GOMD 2011 Call For Papers
August 31st, 2010 | by pwray@ceramics.org
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Monthly Archives: August 2010
Rustum Roy, 1924-2010
August 30th, 2010 | by pwray@ceramics.org
I just received the sad news that one of the legends of materials science and of science, in general, …Nano sandwiching method to improve transistors
August 30th, 2010 | by pwray@ceramics.org
Researchers at Polytechnic University (Hong Kong) demonstrated that sandwiching a simple layer of silver nanoparticles can significantly improve the performance …Quantum dots and microneedles: A possible new approach to diagnosing skin disease
August 30th, 2010 | by pwray@ceramics.org
Microneedles fabricated with two-photon polymerization:Credit: Royal Society of Chemistry I first covered ACerS member Roger Narayan’s work in the field …2nd Advances in Cement-based Materials: Characterization, Processing, Modeling and Sensing
August 30th, 2010 | by pwray@ceramics.org
2nd Advances in Cement-based Materials: Characterization, Processing, Modeling and Sensing July 24-26, 2011 Vanderbilt University Nashville, Tennessee, USA …DOE recovery fraud fixation, pt. 2
August 29th, 2010 | by pwray@ceramics.org
$ While I am on the subject about DOE’s misguided concern about decreasing the risk of fraud with its Recovery …Friday federal funding facts: fraud fixation, pt. 1
August 28th, 2010 | by pwray@ceramics.org
I am going to lunch with Secretary Steven Chu this coming week and I am anxious to know if he …Ceramic science stories we missed the first time around
August 27th, 2010 | by pwray@ceramics.org
Weddings, vacation, illness, travel days . . . Looking back, sometimes there have been events that caused us to miss …Brazil groups sees ‘hygroelectricity’ as new renewable power source, lightning preventer
August 26th, 2010 | by pwray@ceramics.org
Credit: Tetsuya Blues A fascinating report presented today at a science meeting in Boston describes technology that could capture large amounts …Dry water – a.k.a. hydrophobic fumed silica/water – touted as CO2 absorbent, emulsion transporter
August 25th, 2010 | by pwray@ceramics.org
“Dry water.” Credit: ACS. The American Chemical Society today distributed a story that came out of one of its meetings …