In a recent interview with Nanowerk, Ayusman Sen, a professor at the Department of Chemistry at Penn State, explained how he uses titanium dioxide to convert optical energy to mechanical…
Read MoreTwo months ago, I wrote about how North Carolina State University’s Hans Conrad had apparently discovered that sintered ceramic materials could be deformed and shaped by applying an electric field.…
Read MoreImagine a lightweight durable floating sponge for use at an ocean oil spill that attracts only oil, expands to hold nearly 200 times its weight and 800 times the volume…
Read MoreStudents from Missouri University of Science and Technology will bring sustainable, clean water to portions of rural Bolivia this summer. Students with the university’s Engineers Without Borders chapter are making…
Read MoreResearchers at CalTech have found that schooling fish unlock clues to better vertical axis wind turbines, which could yield as much as 10 times more energy from the same amount…
Read MoreA collaborative group of researchers from Oak Ridge National Lab, Penn State, the Univ. of Sheffield (U.K.) and EPFL (Switzerland) have made a discovery that overturns some 100-year-old assumptions about…
Read MoreHanesbrands says that mountain climber Jamie Clarke, reached the summit of the world’s highest peak this morning. Clarke is quoted in a news release as saying, ““The Champion Supersuit did…
Read MoreThe update to the America COMPETES Act appears to be in trouble, threatening continued expansions of funding for NSF, NIST and DOE. Readers of this blog should contact their Representatives…
Read MoreThe Boston Globe reported that a company founded by Stanford University students Ajay Virkar and Melbs LeMieux has been named the winner of this year’s MIT Clean Energy Prize and…
Read MoreThis is Bike-to-Work week and Bike Month in a lot of communities and cities across the U.S., and one of the accessories being increasing offered is a set of lightweight…
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