Archive for July 2011
Two steps forward, one step back for solar tech in Ohio
The State of Ohio has been whipsawed by recent positive and negative announcements related to solar tech industries and jobs,…
Read MoreEuropean Union trading farm subsidies for 45% increase in science funding
Despite the “austerity” thinking in some circles, this really seems like some logical strategic thinking (meaning, the thing about “strategies”…
Read MoreNonvolatile phase-change memory devices are three steps closer to reality
Two new studies serve as bookend demonstrations of the near-term potential for phase-change memory materials for use as nonvolatile data…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news this week
Here’s what we are hearing: Horiba Scientific offers new instruments for partical analysis The new SZ-100 series instruments analyze key…
Read MoreLux Research weighs in on off-grid storage, non-platinum catalyst solutions
Lux Research continues to track materials and tech prospects as closely as anyone I know, and two recent reports show…
Read MoreDLC coatings reduce plowshare friction in soil
The humble plowshare may be the next beneficiary of sophisticated surface engineering using diamond-like carbon. Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute…
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