Archive for February 2009
Video of the week: Son of oobleck
[Image above] Credit: Anatomy Trains, YouTube One can never get enough oobleck! Instead of running across it, this time, our…
Read MoreTrio gets DOE Phase II SOCF funds
FuelCell Energy’s 2,800 combined heat and power unit is already available for institution applications. FuelCell Energy Inc. reports it has…
Read MoreNew ‘domains’ for nano electronics
Researchers say that logic and memory functions of future electronic devices could shrink an order of magnitude (one or two…
Read MoreVitro launches self-cleaning glass
Vitro SAB, one of Mexico’s largest glass manufacturers, is launching a new line of self-cleaning glass that’s said to improve…
Read MoreDow Corning makes multi-billion dollar solar investment
Dow Corning Corp., known for its silicon-based technology, is betting it can be a major supplier to solar industry via…
Read MoreNanocoated pump seal wins ‘Oscar’ of invention
Dubbed the “Oscars of Innovation” by the Chicago Tribune, the R&D 100 Awards, presented annually by R&D magazine, are a…
Read MoreVirginia Tech students awarded for inventing ‘moon bricks’
Their invention of lunar brick has earned a Virginia Tech student research team one of only two awards presented in…
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