Archive for July 2009
Nanotechnology could help harness geothermal power
Earth’s molten mantle is a potentially inexhaustible source of energy that could meet 10 percent of the nation’s energy needs,…
Read MoreResco continues fight against alleged bauxite price gouging
Last August, the ACerS Bulletin published a story on the rising costs and unavailability of bauxite. Bauxite, the major source…
Read MoreGetting to concentrating solar thermal power’s potential
A new report released by the World Resources Institute claims that an enormous solar energy resource remains largely untapped in…
Read MoreFor the ceramist who has everything – Toasty Feet
Since everyone has warm, nostalgic feelings for NASA and its technology this week, here’s the latest in aerogel doodads: Toasty…
Read MoreStudents build hydrogen fuel cell racecar
Gentlemen, start your fuel cells! Last August, Ceramic Tech Weekly reported on the first Formula Zero Championship. It was the…
Read MoreLittle speaks out on GE’s energy
MIT’s online Technology Review has posted an interesting interview with Mark Little, GE’s director of research, on a number of…
Read MoreVideo of the week – Gary Messing: Substituting ceramics for single crystals
[Image above] Credit: ACerS; YouTube How do you sinter material to perfection to make it as transparent as window glass…
Read MoreA 1 percent recommendation
Jeff Tollefson reports on Nobel laureates calling for a $150 billion special Clean Energy Technology Fund in climate change legislation,…
Read MoreNational labs top list of R&D 100 award recipients
R&D Magazine hosts the R&D 100 Awards, which are presented annually to researchers who have developed the year’s 100 most…
Read MoreHitachi helps Canada expand nano center
Someone must have declared this nano investments week (see other recent posts). The latest news is that Hitachi is lending…
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