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Some U.S. battery companies responding to microhybrid demand

By / April 20, 2011

Peugeot 308 e-HDi microhybrid, just put on the European market. Credit: Peugeot. Continuing on the theme of PHEVs versus microhybrid vehicles, it’s interesting to look at what two companies based in…

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PHEVs? Lux still prefers e-bikes and microhybrid markets

By / April 19, 2011

E-bikes are growing in popularity in China’s urban areas, and many other countries. Credit: Vmenkov, Wikipedia. In contrast to DOE’s continuing efforts to accelerate the use of plug-in hybrid electric…

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DOE adds support for electric vehicle infrastructure with new $5M program, Google project

By / April 19, 2011

Credit: DOE, GeoEVSE. The DOE’s conference-call news conference today was FUBAR’d, apparently for technical reasons, so some of the facts that follow might not be totally right. Thus forewarned, I…

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Video(s) of the week: A look inside SUNY Albany’s College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering

By / April 6, 2011

Earlier I did a post about how the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering at the State University of New York at Albany would be a big partner in the new U.S.…

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DOE announces $136M in new funding for advanced hydropower and photovoltaic projects

By / April 6, 2011

Credit: CNSE. DOE Secretary Steven Chu made two major announcements today that indicate the agencies strong and continued support for renewable energy such as advanced hydro and photovoltaic power systems.…

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MesoCoat to break ground on cermet cladding and coating manufacturing plant

By / April 5, 2011

Schematic of MecoCoat’s high energy density fusion cladding process for a pipe. Credit: MesoCoat.   If Andrew Sherman, CEO of MesoCoat Inc. were channeling Mark Twain, he might offer his…

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Ceramic and glass business news from this week

By / April 1, 2011

Here’s what we are hearing (from press releases): Upgraded universal borescope from Schoelly Imaging offers modular advantage Schoelly Imaging Inc. announces an upgrade to its 4.0mm universal borescope, a modular borescope…

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Leaking water infrastructure is $20B annual market, according to Lux, and growing

By / April 1, 2011

PVC watermain installation. Source: Wikipedia. At ACerS’ 2010 Ceramic Leadership Summit, one Lux Research analyst implored the materials research and business community to pay attention to the opportunities emerging in…

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Freedonia: Demand for refractories to rise over 5% annually through 2014

By / March 31, 2011

Credit: Allentown Shotcrete Technology. The Freedonia Group, a market research firm, says that the market for refractory products generally will enjoy strong, steady growth over the next three years, especially…

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Bioactive cement plaster: Bioengineering in action

By Martin Grolms / March 29, 2011

Electron micrographs of the cross-section of magnesium phosphate cement-cylinders. (a) MPC-cylinder without bacteria. (b) Macroporous structure within the inner section of freshly prepared MPC with embedded R. ruber bacteria. (c)…

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