Archive for January 2011
California group’s metallic glass is world’s toughest–strongest material
If you do a Google search (admittedly not very scientific) for “world’s strongest material” and “world’s toughest material,” among the…
Read MoreSpinning yarn out of nano powder-infused nanotubes for superconducting applications
Recently I wrote about Israeli-based TorTech, which says it will soon be manufacturing carbon nanotube fiber yarns that it claims…
Read MoreNew ceramic coatings to improve durability of turbine engines
In the recent print edition of Watts News, Ohio State University’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering newsletter, an article…
Read MoreCarbon cycle? Yeah, I’ve seen some of those in the Tour de France
I think it’s unfair and wrong to use this study as a generational critique of teenage/young adult knowledge. Indeed, I…
Read MoreLG Chem, GM license Argonne Lab technology for next-gen Volt battery
Officials from Argonne National Lab, GM Ventures and LG Chem announced today that they had reached a licensing agreement that…
Read MoreCarbon nanotubes and graphene: Patience please!
One of the editors at Nature has written a good (free) article that provides some of important perspective about the…
Read MoreUltra Electronics acquires portable fuel cell manufacturer Adaptive Materials
U.K.-based Ultra Electronics Holdings has acquired Adaptive Materials, a Michigan-based solid oxide fuel cell developer for $23 million. According to…
Read MoreSelf-repairing carbon nanotube solar cells mimic photosynthesis
Using carbon nanotubes combined with natural or synthetic biomaterials, researchers at Purdue University have demonstrated some new types of solar…
Read MoreToilets make their kitchen debut, so to speak
Toilets in the kitchen isn’t quite as unsanitary as it sounds. Fireclay Tile has introduced its Debris Collection, which is…
Read MoreRebuilding in Haiti can be faster, stronger, and less expensive using concrete made of recycled materials
[Image above] Credit: Reginald DesRoches Nearly one year after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocked the Republic of Haiti, engineering and concrete…
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