Archive for November 2011
Much ado about nothing … and the study thereof
Being neither a physicist nor a mathematician, Shakespeare probably knew very little about nothing. Try explaining this to the family…
Read MoreNIST Engineering Laboratory posts summaries of new programs and projects
[Image above] Metal powder, and resulting metal parts made from a metal additive manufacturing process developed by the Materials Standards…
Read MoreVideo of the week: ‘Material Marvels’: Yale prof explains materials science in about 3 minutes
[Image above] Ainissa Ramirez, associate professor at Yale and science popularizer, uses bathroom tiles to explain symmetry and five-fold quasicrystal…
Read MoreCan the US afford to pull the plug on SOFC and SECA funding?
No. Will it anyway? Unfortunately, it looks that way, based on the DOE’s 2012 budget request (pdf), which hacks off…
Read MoreFree article downloads available from Wiley Online Library
A few months ago, ACerS introduced a valuable new member benefit: the ACerS/Wiley Download Direct program. Each month you can download a free article from the comprehensive Wiley Online Library.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Check ’em out: How to increase the data storage density of HDDs: Just add salt A team of researchers from…
Read MoreThe Solyndra effect—Fruity thinking on federal nuclear startup loan guarantees
Southern Company, a Georgia utility, is building a new nuclear power plant with the help of a federal loan guarantee.…
Read MoreLadies and Gentlemen—Start your pyrheliometers!
If you have one, you probably were at the 16th annual convening of the NREL Pyrheliometer Comparisons in October in…
Read MoreSGT initiates Pilkington early career award
The Society of Glass Technology announced that it is beginning an “early career” biennial £1000 award (about $1,600) to promote…
Read MoreNERSC also partnering in ‘Materials Project’ effort
Kristin Persson is one of the experts behind the Materials Project, the new computational tool aimed at taking the guesswork…
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