Archive for June 2010
Asahi to manufacture new glass-ceramic substrate for $1.12B high-power LED market
Asahi Glass Co. says that in July it will be offering a new glass-ceramics substrate targeted at manufacturers of stronger,…
Read MoreVideos of the Week: Manufacturing of mirrors, marbles
“Mirrors” is my all time favorite How It’s Made video, with a close second being “Marbles,” shown below. The manufacturing…
Read MoreGraphene transistors to grow in size, reduce cost of electronics
In the advanced online edition of Nature Nanotechnology, researchers have developed a new method to produce graphene sheets leading to…
Read MoreQuantum dots to reduce heat loss in PV cells
In a recent post at ScientificAmerican.com, David Bielo details many of the inefficiencies of photovoltaic cells. Although layered cells composed…
Read MoreIowa State Portland cement expert provide some insights on Deepwater Horizon oil well failure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG_5EygFzv0 A Portland cement concrete research engineer at Iowa State University says poor decision making, not poor technology, doomed the…
Read MoreToyota, Tesla team to build all electric cars
The undisputed hybrid king, Toyota, says it is teaming up with Tesla Motors in the development of electric cars that…
Read MoreVideos of the week – LED lighting without cords
Credit: Steve Katsaros; YouTube Today’s videos are variations on the same theme – LED light bulbs that operate without an…
Read MoreResearchers achieve ‘printing’ of graphene nanostructures, nanocircuits
A group of researchers representing several institutions report in Science they have gained new abilities to “print” graphene oxide-based nano-scale…
Read MoreDuPont opens North American photovoltaic research facility
DuPont opened a North American photovoltaic applications lab at its Chestnut Run facility in Wilmington, Del., to support materials development…
Read MoreDaytime sun, nighttime breeze brings first dual-sourced renewable power plant
According to California solar power advocacy group Sunpluggers.com, wind turbines may be installed among the photovoltaic panels of a planned…
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