Archive for January 2010
Monday materials mind candy: funky49 visits Fermilab
Credit: Steven Rush; YouTube Rap and science unite once again! Nerdcore superstar explores the facility and entertains the staff at…
Read MoreNanodiamond-Gd complex: ‘Contrast agent on steroids’
Dean Ho’s nanodiamond team at Northwestern always seems to be coming up with something new. This time, Ho and a…
Read MoreCan natural gas-SOFC combo be cheapest route to cleaner electricity?
Two researchers at MIT say they have what will be “the lowest price option” for power generation in the future…
Read MoreRecycling nuclear waste at Argonne National Lab
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory; YouTube This video, produced by the Science Channel with the assistance of Argonne National Lab, discusses…
Read MoreGlass windows to be coated with solar cells
Via press release, Maryland-based New Energy Technologies has developed a process of spraying solar cells onto glass, resulting in the…
Read MoreAmerican solar thermal firm to shine in China
Reuters reported that concentrating solar thermal (CST) company eSolar has reached a deal to license its technology to a Chinese…
Read MoreGM unveils new lithium-ion battery
Detroit’s WWMT.com reported that GM has manufactured an advanced lithium-ion battery for its electric vehicle, the Chevy Volt. The Volt…
Read MoreStartup gets funding for two-bladed wind turbine
According to a press release, the Berkeley-based startup Nordic Windpower expects to change the landscape of wind farms. Within a…
Read MoreRefractory ceramics appear on “very high concern” list
The Member State Committee of the European Chemicals Agency have identified 15 new chemical substances for the list of substances…
Read MoreSmall-scale renewables plan clashes with big energy
The San Francisco Chronicle published an interesting viewpoint held by Bill Powers, California engineer and energy consultant. Powers argues that…
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