Archive for 2010
DOE recovery fraud fixation, pt. 2
$ While I am on the subject about DOE’s misguided concern about decreasing the risk of fraud with its Recovery…
Read MoreFriday federal funding facts: fraud fixation, pt. 1
I am going to lunch with Secretary Steven Chu this coming week and I am anxious to know if he…
Read MoreCeramic science stories we missed the first time around
Weddings, vacation, illness, travel days . . . Looking back, sometimes there have been events that caused us to miss…
Read MoreBrazil groups sees ‘hygroelectricity’ as new renewable power source, lightning preventer
A fascinating report presented today at a science meeting in Boston describes technology that could capture large amounts of electrical…
Read MoreDry water – a.k.a. hydrophobic fumed silica/water – touted as CO2 absorbent, emulsion transporter
The American Chemical Society today distributed a story that came out of one of its meetings regarding the use of…
Read MoreNew material developed for photocatalysis
According to a University of Connecticut press release, researchers believe they have developed a new material that could be used…
Read MoreMars cleaning tech offers method to sweep dust off Earth’s solar panels
PV panels on the Mars rover Spirit were covered with dust over a two-year period. Self-cleaning surfaces aren’t a particularly…
Read MoreRare earths: Growing demand and tight supplies
It’s far from a disinterested source, but Avalon Rare Metals tells me today that prices for individual rare earth elements…
Read MoreActive oxidation catalyst for Li–air batteries
Lithium batteries that utilize oxygen as the cathode material are very promising owing to their extremely high theoretical capacity of…
Read MoreNanowires boost the efficiency of ultra low-cost, stable solar cells
One of the ways of ensuring a sustainable solar cell industry is to make cheap and stable cells, using abundant…
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