Archive for 2011
Publish or perish, plus mark-up
Like most professional societies of our ilk, ACerS is in the publishing business. The Society is a necessary—and willing—partner in…
Read MoreMIT study: Engineers highly constrained by noncompete agreements
According to Matt Marx, an assistant professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management, many engineers say noncompete agreements cause…
Read MoreMaterials Football Game of the Week: Missouri S&T vs. South Dakota School of Mines
The Game South Dakota School of Mines & Technology at Missouri University of Science & Technology Oct. 7, 1:00 p.m.,…
Read MoreNSF’s first Innovation Corps awards announced
We first told you about the NSF Innovation Corps initiative when it was unveiled by NSF director, Subra Suresh, in…
Read MoreSimple nanoscale processes improve electrode performance in Li-ion batteries and supercapacitors
Stanford University associate professor of materials science and engineering, Yi Cui, knows his way inside and out of a carbon…
Read MoreSteve Jobs: Nunc ad astra
Me: Ran into my first Macintosh in a store and thought what it could do in Draw was mesmerizing. Bought…
Read MoreARPA-E awards $31.6 million to rare-earth substitute projects
ARPA-E announced $31.6 million in awards to develop new, rare-earth-free permanent magnet materials. Rare earth permanent magnets are key components…
Read MoreWith quasicrystal discovery, Daniel Shechtman earns Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Daniel Shechtman, while working at NIST alongside other luminaries, such as John Cahn, set the physics and materials science world…
Read MoreAnd, in honor of today’s Nobel Prize (quasicrystals)
Björk – you either lover her or hate her. But, she is on a science+Apple apps binge, so I think…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Here’s what we are hearing (some from news releases): JEOL opens new office in Brazil A leading supplier of electron…
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