Archive for 2010
Nanohole arrays show superiority in solar cells
Scientists have developed a silicon solar cell with a geometry of holes with diameters of about 500-600 nanometers, according to…
Read More$60M available from DOE SBIR program for clean energy tech
This just in: At a White House Energy Innovation meeting today, Under Secretary of Energy Kristina Johnson announced that $60…
Read MoreAlfred opens glass, ceramic nanotechnology center
A new nanotechnology center with roots that extend to Alfred University and Corning Inc, has just opened in Alfred, N.Y.…
Read More$18M in new DOE awards for advance materials innovations in manufacturing
The DOE is giving a total of $13 million to 48 industrial energy-efficiency R&D projects, many of which will have…
Read MoreCWRU’s Aeroclay aerogel has ability to soak up oil spills
I’ve written before about the work of David Schiraldi’s aerogel research group at Case Western Reserve University. With much of…
Read MoreEmerging advanced ceramic materials may find use in future oil spills
I am writing this post from the Tampa Bay area where the spreading Gulf of Mexico oil spill, not surprisingly,…
Read MoreCeramic Leadership Summit: Spotlight on emerging business and technology opportunities and challenges for the ceramics community
ACerS’ Ceramic Leadership Summit is fast approaching. Unlike purely technical meetings, the Ceramic Summit fosters a participative environments that delivers…
Read MoreOffshore Technology Conference coincides with Gulf disaster
The Offshore Technology Conference is occurring this week and I expect it isn’t exactly the best of times. I don’t…
Read MoreARPA-E announces $106M in new awards for electrofuels, batteries and clean-coal projects
Energy-related materials R&D is going to be getting a nice boost in the near future according to ARPA-E’s latest announcement…
Read MoreCarbon nanotube aerogel developed for low cost, industrial scale
Scientists at the Paul Pascal Research Center in France have developed an industrial-scale method for low cost manufacturing of carbon…
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