Archive for March 2009
Manually counting concrete air voids?
Is this still the 1990s? I am no expert on concrete, but is it true that major highway departments still…
Read MoreWhy European consumers are going green faster: Feed-in tariffs
While this isn’t a particularly new revelation, the New York Times has a new piece that provides a good overview…
Read MoreNew twist on Li-ion system could speed battery charging, discharging [updated]
(Link to Science Friday interview added, below.) An MIT group led by Gerbrand Ceder says it knows how to build…
Read MoreHoldren, Lubchenco update: Duo finally gets committee’s approval
According to the New York Times, they still have to be confirmed by the full Senate, but the Commerce, Science…
Read MoreBAE acquires Advanced Ceramics’ UAV division
Tuscon-based Advanced Ceramics Research has been akin to co-joined twins, one side of company focusing on bioceramic applications and the…
Read MoreMS&T conference to feature new symposium on materials and electric/magnetic fields
In recent years, the Materials Science & Technology conference has become the broadest materials-oriented meeting in the United States. The…
Read MoreHoldren, Lubchenco confirmations still in limbo
Last week we had a post regarding an attempt by an unknown senator to hold hostage the nominations of the…
Read MoreAdvance ceramics to grow at 4% pace in U.S.?
That’s the growth rate predicted in a just-released report by a Indian research firm, Bharat Book Bureau. The report also…
Read MoreAFS Trinity’s extreme hybrid: marriage of Li-ion battery and ultracapacitors
AFS Trinity is set to demonstrate 150 mpg SUVs today using a system that is optimized for 40-mile-range usage, tolerant…
Read MoreCFC says it holds fuel cell efficiency record
Since we are on the subject on new efficiency records [see post here], I wanted to note that Australia’s Ceramic…
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