Archive for 2010
Earth Day 2010 Materials Difference Diary: Tell us how new materials are improving the environment – and win!
Back when Earth Day started 40 years ago, people interested in chemistry, physics and engineering were often associated with gas guzzlers,…
Read MoreEarth Day Review: Fuel Cells
Fuel cells will be playing a role in cleaner energy production and energy storage, and produce only a fraction of…
Read MoreCounter crystal seeding phenomenon reported
The “seed effect” of nucleation in liquids is well known: When liquids come in contact with solids, the crystalline surface…
Read MoreACerS Celebrates Earth Day for a Week
Visit Ceramic Tech Today to post and you could win one of our Earth Day Prizes! Help Celebrate Earth Day…
Read MoreORNL, industry to collaborate in lithium-ion research, manufacturing
Through new collaborations totaling $6.2 million, ORNL will be partnering with industry to overcome challenges facing lithium-ion manufacturing. Partners include…
Read MoreSolar power in U.S. grows 37% in 2009
Despite the global economic recession, solar capacity in the U.S. increased by 37% last year to reach 2108 MW,…
Read MoreEnergy project looking for policy fellows among students, young professionals
Americans for Energy Leadership has some opportunities for ceramic and materials science students, post docs and young professionals. AEL says…
Read MoreToyota to launch Li-ion Prius in ’11
According to a Reuters story, Toyota will launch Prius hybrid minivans using lithium-ion batteries early next year. A lithium-ion battery…
Read MoreNIST offers $25M in TIP funding for advanced materials scale-up, modeling and production
NIST just announced that it is accepting proposals for its 2010 Technology Innovation Program that will provide $25 million in…
Read MoreCeramic fill cooling tower provides efficient, durable air conditioning at university
Architects and engineers working at Armstrong American State University in Savannah, Ga., have installed an aesthetically pleasing ceramic water-cooling tower…
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