Archive for May 2010
Monday materials mind candy: Bicycle wheel LEDs add safety, art to night riding
This is Bike-to-Work week and Bike Month in a lot of communities and cities across the U.S., and one of…
Read MoreFriday federal funding facts: ‘Same old, same old’
I finally got someone in the DOE press office to field some of my questions about why Recovery Act checks…
Read More‘Artificial diamonds’ to make fuel cells more affordable
The DOE Pulse reported that, using specialized cubic zirconia, scientists from Nanjing Normal University in China and Pacific Northwest National…
Read MoreDOE awards $62M for concentrating solar power materials, systems R&D
The DOE has announced that it will be injecting $62 million over five years to 13 companies and institutions for…
Read MoreThe good and bad news: Navistar rolling out first truck with A123 Li-ion battery
Navistar’s first eStar 100-mile electric truck, powered by one of A123 System’s batteries, is rolling off the assembly line. I…
Read MoreCeramic Leadership Summit: Spotlight on energy innovations
The Energy Innovation track at the Ceramic Leadership Summit June 21-22 in Baltimore, Md., will highlight advances and challenges facing…
Read MoreZircoa offering special pricing on excess inventory specialty refractory products
Zircoa Inc. has announced something of a sale for its specialty refractory ceramic product. The Ohio company has launched a…
Read MoreNominations for BSD, ED & GOMD Awards Still Open
While the nomination deadline has passed for 2010 Society awards, there are several divisions that are still accepting nominations for their awards…
Read MoreSamsung testing energy-scavenging nanopiezo touch screen prototypes
A computer touch screen that powers itself? It may only be five years until your iPad has this. Technology Review…
Read MoreGrowth in glass? PPG reopening glass furnace, ramping up fiberglass production in N.C.
Glass manufacturing, at least fiberglass production, may be seeing signs of improving. PPG Industries just announced that it has restarted…
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