Archive for June 2011
United States launching materials ‘genome’ project
President Obama announced the launch of a Materials Genome Initiative during his speech at Carnegie Mellon University last week when…
Read MoreCeramic Leadership Summit: The business of doing business in the ceramics industry
The Ceramic Leadership Summit is about business – and the unique aspects of doing business in the ceramics industry. ACerS…
Read MoreWhite House invests $500M in Advanced Manufacturing Partnership
Last week President Obama unveiled a new initiative to invest in emerging technologies and create new manufacturing jobs and increase…
Read MoreARPA-E director hosting live chat this afternoon
Received from the DOE: ARPA-E Director Arun Majumdar to Host Live Chat on Innovation and Clean Energy On Wednesday, June…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news this week
Here is what we are hearing: Rubicon Technology Malaysian polishing facility earns key endorsements, begins volume production of large-diameter sapphire…
Read MoreNew UK ceramic armor being tested that may cut weight 15-30%
From the United Kingdom comes a story about what is being described as a new, lighter-weight body armor material composed…
Read MoreJohn Cahn awarded 2011 Kyoto Prize for materials work
The Society just received word that the Inamori Foundation has just named John W. Cahn as the winner of its…
Read MoreTo infinitesimal and beyond – an electron structure explanation of supercapacitance
A fair number of recent posts have been about nanostructured porous materials (PCCMs, diamond aerogel, tunable gold). The interesting characteristics…
Read MoreMaterials stories that may also be of interest
Penn engineers: Two-dimensional graphene metamaterials and one-atom-thick optical devices Why investing in energy storage is risky business Coal or nuclear?…
Read MoreNew barium oxide/nickel interface demonstrated for self-cleaning, lower temp SOFC anode
The nation’s energy spotlight has drifted away from solid oxide fuel cells over the last year or so (the last…
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