Archive for 2010
Flexible cellulose aerogel to overcome brittleness
PopSci recently reported that a team of researchers have created a new cellulose aerogel. The researched was published in Nature…
Read MoreElectron irradiation to minimize loops in graphene
According to a press release, researchers at Oak Ridge National Lab have discovered how loops develop in graphene, an electrically…
Read MoreWith leap in catalytic oxygen production, Nocera predicts new era of ‘personalized energy systems’
Daniel Nocera likes it when he is called a revolutionary. “Yes, sure I am!,” he responded when a writer from…
Read MoreUV coating that makes transparent architectural glass less lethal to birds gets Red Dot award
We’ve all heard that “out of nowhere” whack on home or office windows and later found the carcass of some…
Read MoreMaterials stories that missed the cut this week
At the end of each week, I end up with a list of a bunch of stories I started to…
Read MoreDiamond is a skin’s best friend? Maybe – when it coats a carbide blade!
There are steel blades that hold their edge for a short time. There are tungsten carbide blades that will last…
Read MoreLess platinum, better efficiency for fuel cells
According to a Brown University press release, researchers have created a unique core-and-shell nanoparticle that uses less platinum yet performs…
Read MoreMissouri S&T gets funding to develop battlefield ‘smart dust’
A significant trend in electronics technology is the increasing ability to provide adaptive features into smaller and smaller electronic devices.…
Read MoreA123’s launching new lithium flow battery project: ’24M’
When I interviewed Yet Ming Chiang, one of the brains behind A123 System’s lithium-ion battery technology, in 2009, he recalled…
Read MoreAbdul-Majeed Azad on Utilization of CO2 – Some alternatives to sequestration
University of Toledo professor Abdul-Majeed Azad believes a new paradigm is needed as the science community considers how to deal with the growing amount and threat of CO2
in the atmosphere.