Archive for September 2011
Solyndra’s downfall likely to reverberate in courts, DOE, but indicative of high competition
This was the bad news (at least for investors) from Fremont, Calif., last week: Solyndra LLC, the American manufacturer of…
Read MoreUpdate on Calisolar: ‘Columbus? You thought we meant Ohio?!?’
Back in July, we reported how State of Ohio and federal officials were left scratching their head when Calisolar, a company…
Read MoreDiffraction data center offering graduate scholarships
Are you in grad school and have an interest crystallography-oriented research? If so, you should check out a scholarship opportunity…
Read MoreMAX exfoliation: Surprisingly simple method to make 2D graphene-like carbides
Graphene, a two-dimensional sheet of carbon, has been the subject of much research since it was discovered in 2004. Its…
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Check ’em out: NIST: Iron ‘veins’ are secret of promising new hydrogen storage material With plutonium-238 supplies running low, the…
Read MoreTwo approaches for using nanowires, including core–shell structures, to improve photovoltaics
[Image above] Schematic shows how to make core/shell nanowire solar cell starting from left with a CdS nanowire (green) that…
Read MoreMaterials Football Game of the Week: University of California, Davis at Arizona State University
The Game University of California, Davis at Arizona State University Sept. 1, 7:00 p.m., PT; Tempe, Ariz. The last time…
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