Archive for 2010
Rug pulled from under America COMPETES science jobs bill – again!
As I wrote earlier this week, despite majority support, opponents of the spending in the America COMPETES science funding and…
Read MoreAerogel nanotech ultrathin, high-altitude Champion Supersuit on Mt. Everest: ‘It’s warm’
Hanesbrands says that mountain climber Jamie Clarke, reached the summit of the world’s highest peak this morning. Clarke is quoted…
Read MoreNational HS engineering program seeks energy experts
The Junior Engineering Technical Society is looking for some volunteer experts in the energy field to assist the organization develop…
Read MoreU.S. science funding at risk because of America COMPETES amendments
The update to the America COMPETES Act appears to be in trouble, threatening continued expansions of funding for NSF, NIST…
Read MoreSolar material wins MIT Clean Energy Prize
The Boston Globe reported that a company founded by Stanford University students Ajay Virkar and Melbs LeMieux has been named…
Read MoreiPhone app with nuclear fission mission
Work done by University of Utah’s Nuclear Engineering Program and Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute has resulted an iPhone app…
Read MoreMonday 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…
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