Archive for November 2010
Haiti’s materials debris problem still slowing infrastructure rebuilding
An ACerS Cements Division member tipped me off to an op-ed in the New York Times that appeared this summer…
Read MoreMaterials stories that may also be of interest
At the end of each day, I end up with a list of stories I started to write about, or…
Read MoreCrystalline silicon PV makers continue tough market fight with thin film tech
It doesn’t appear anyone is making a lot of money in the solar power arena, but the players — working…
Read MoreLunar mining for rare earth elements—the next frontier?
Lunar mining may be in our not-so-distant future, as evidence of rare earth elements is clear, and China tightens its…
Read MoreMS&T’10 plenary presentations: ‘Energy, Infrastructure, Policy and Security’
Audio versions (MP3) of the three plenary speakers at last month’s MS&T’10 conference are now available. We’ve broken them up…
Read More“Chalk piles” to cut CO2
A recent piece in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences discusses geoengineering as a way to manipulate Earth’s…
Read MoreBeware ‘the little, squiggly, pig-tailed ones’
Meet the world of the guy who may chair the U.S. House of Representatives’ Energy and Commerce Committee [emphasis added].:…
Read MoreSaint-Gobain invests $80M in Sage Electrochromics
This is a pretty strong endorsement: Saint-Gobain Glass has acquired 50 percent of the equity of Sage Electrochromics for the large-scale…
Read MoreVideo of the Week: Graphene’s debut on Periodic Table of Videos
Chemist Martyn Poliakoff of University of Nottingham has featured a graphene edition of the Periodic Table of Videos. The video…
Read More‘Do we really want renewables?’ States backtracking on green energy purchases
Matthew L. Wald and Tom Zeller Jr. in the New York Times report on a disturbing phenomenon that I haven’t…
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