Archive for 2009
Nissan and ORNL team up to deliver 400 miles per battery charge
Automotive News reported (registration required) that while Nissan has in hand a laminated lithium ion battery (based on a manganese…
Read MoreUltracapacitor bus to be demonstrated in DC tomorrow
Sinautec Automobile Technologies says tomorrow it will showcase on American University’s campus in Washington, DC., a small bus that the…
Read MoreMonday materials mind candy
Particle physics on your coffee table! Via Symmetry Breaking, this is a wonderful pop-up book for adults and kids that…
Read MoreDOE invests for “most advanced wind turbine in the world”
Secretary Steven Chu announced new investments in wind energy research facilities that aim to produce the most advanced and efficient…
Read MoreEU calls for €50 billion renewable energy investments
(via Rare Metals) The European Commission announced it is trying to assemble a joint effort by governments, nonprofits and businesses…
Read MoreLos Alamos National Laboratory’s high-temperature superconducting tape
Los Alamos National Lab has been working to develop high-volume production processes for making a thin, flexible tape that operates as a superconductor at liquid nitrogen temperatures and can carry 3 million amps per cm2.
Read MoreNanotube properties manipulated by catalyst composition
Researchers know that single‐walled carbon nanotubes have a lot of potential in the world of electronics. Besides being cheap to…
Read MoreColor-changing tile absorb, reflect heat
Anyone with even a passing knowledge of physics knows that dark surfaces absorb heat, while white surfaces are more effective…
Read MoreAeroclay – Aerogel Research at Case Western
This presentation features some of the aerogel work of David Schiraldi’s group at CWRU.
Read MoreUniversity of Missouri’s blast-resistant glass
This new video from the University of Missouri demonstrates a special explosion-resistant glass that may offer protection to federal buildings, other critical infrastructures and even residences vulnerable to hurricanes.
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