Archive for 2009
Trio 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…
Read More‘Restore science to its rightful place’
A key passage from President Obama’s address For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of…
Read More¡Viva Aldo!
Just learned that ACerS member and Imperial College (U.K.) professor Aldo R. Boccaccini, has been appointed to be the scientific…
Read MoreWho cloaked my cheese?
The newest cloak is 20″ × 4″ x< 1″ made of 10,000+ individual pieces (6,000 are unique) in parallel rows.…
Read MoreCall for ceramics short-course proposals
The American Ceramic Society is seeking proposals from experts with the ability to develop and teach two-day (or more) short…
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