Archive for May 2009
Assessment of U.S. Cap-and-Trade proposals (circa 2007)
Yes, Cap-and-Trade issues are a great concern to lots of individuals engaged in manufacturing ceramic and glass products. And, yes,…
Read MoreArmy issues contracts for nimble armor vehicle prototypes
Attention opaque and transparent armor aficionados: U.S. Army officials last week awarded contracts to four armored vehicle manufacturers to provide…
Read MoreDOE lights up Biofuels with $800 million in new funding
DOE Secretary Steven Chu is keeping the jobs/energy ball rolling with an announcement today that the agency has allocated $786.5…
Read MoreSkyline comes out of hiding, unveils PV-concentrating plant
A new name in PV manufacturing, Skyline Solar, went public today with its business plans and demonstrations of its High…
Read MoreRandom weekend headlines
“You know that we are living in a material world” – Madonna Atomic layer deposition infusement make spider silk super…
Read MoreStrong-glass innovation at Alfred University
Alfred University reports that one of their veteran researchers has come up with a new and practical process for strengthening…
Read MoreEFRCs to provide big down payment for materials research
First, I apologize for the length of this post (I’ve saved it for the weekend), but one of biggest “sleeper”…
Read MoreSporian snags AF contract for high-temp sensor
The Air Force has awarded MEMS sensor maker Sporian Microsystems a contract to conduct research using the firm’s “polymer derived…
Read MoreHeat transfer and bond strength of materials linked
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute believe that the speed at which heat moves between two materials that touch one another…
Read More1,800 year-old glass bowl found intact
British officials say archeologists unearthed a Roman glass bowl at an ancient London cemetery that they believes dates from around…
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