Archive for March 2011
Freedonia: Demand for refractories to rise over 5% annually through 2014
The Freedonia Group, a market research firm, says that the market for refractory products generally will enjoy strong, steady growth…
Read MoreAlfred U. to target leadership development with new E-LEAD scholarships for engineering students
Using $570,000 in NSF seed money, Alfred University’s Inamori School of Engineering and the school’s Division of Student Affairs are launching…
Read MorePerovskite-based tunable superlens developed
The DOE’s Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and Ramamoorthy Ramesh are in the news again. A new release from the Berkeley Lab announces a…
Read MoreBioactive cement plaster: Bioengineering in action
For some time, it has been common to use enzymes as a biocatalyst. When the enzymes required are difficult or…
Read MoreVideos of the week: Concentrix’s concentrating photovoltaic technology
Last week I posted about a utility-scale concentrating photovoltaic being built in the San Diego–Imperial Valley area using CPV units…
Read MoreMaterials stories that may also be of interest
Check them out: Role of parallel reformable bonds in the self-healing of cross-linked nanogel particles (also, Nanomaterials with give survive)…
Read MoreAnother step towards practical superinsulation? Cabot launches new aerogel additives for coatings
In my mind, the holy grail for thermal insulation is a practical (i.e, inexpensive and easy to use) product that…
Read MoreSan Diego area getting new grid link, 150 MW concentrating photovoltaic system and manufacturer
The San Diego area has been building out a special electrical transmission line, called the Sunrise Powerlink, which is opening…
Read MoreSpintronics may get boost from enhanced magnetism in BFO films
Following on the heels of our earlier story about multiferroic superconductor work at Berkeley Lab, we also received word about…
Read MoreBerkeley area group: Evidence mounts that ‘pseudogap’ is distinct phase in superconducting materials
Investigators in the field of high-temperature superconductors have been stumped for some time about what is occurring between when the…
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