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Archive for August 2010

Rustum Roy, 1924-2010

By Lisa McDonald | August 30, 2010

I just received the sad news that one of the legends of materials science and of science, in general, Rustum…

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Nano sandwiching method to improve transistors

By Lisa McDonald | August 30, 2010

Researchers at Polytechnic University (Hong Kong) demonstrated that sandwiching a simple layer of silver nanoparticles can significantly improve the performance…

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Quantum dots and microneedles: A possible new approach to diagnosing skin disease

By Lisa McDonald | August 30, 2010

I first covered ACerS member Roger Narayan’s work in the field of two-photon polymerization a little more than a year…

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DOE recovery fraud fixation, pt. 2

By Lisa McDonald | August 30, 2010

$ While I am on the subject about DOE’s misguided concern about decreasing the risk of fraud with its Recovery…

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Friday federal funding facts: fraud fixation, pt. 1

By Lisa McDonald | August 29, 2010

I am going to lunch with Secretary Steven Chu this coming week and I am anxious to know if he…

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Ceramic science stories we missed the first time around

By Lisa McDonald | August 27, 2010

Weddings, vacation, illness, travel days . . .  Looking back, sometimes there have been events that caused us to miss…

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Brazil groups sees ‘hygroelectricity’ as new renewable power source, lightning preventer

By Lisa McDonald | August 26, 2010

A fascinating report presented today at a science meeting in Boston describes technology that could capture large amounts of electrical…

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Dry water – a.k.a. hydrophobic fumed silica/water – touted as CO2 absorbent, emulsion transporter

By Lisa McDonald | August 25, 2010

The American Chemical Society today distributed a story that came out of one of its meetings regarding the use of…

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New material developed for photocatalysis

By Lisa McDonald | August 25, 2010

According to a University of Connecticut press release, researchers believe they have developed a new material that could be used…

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Mars cleaning tech offers method to sweep dust off Earth’s solar panels

By Lisa McDonald | August 25, 2010

PV panels on the Mars rover Spirit were covered with dust over a two-year period. Self-cleaning surfaces aren’t a particularly…

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