Archive for 2011
ARPA-E director hosting live chat this afternoon
Received from the DOE: ARPA-E Director Arun Majumdar to Host Live Chat on Innovation and Clean Energy On Wednesday, June…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news this week
Here is what we are hearing: Rubicon Technology Malaysian polishing facility earns key endorsements, begins volume production of large-diameter sapphire…
Read MoreNew UK ceramic armor being tested that may cut weight 15-30%
From the United Kingdom comes a story about what is being described as a new, lighter-weight body armor material composed…
Read MoreJohn Cahn awarded 2011 Kyoto Prize for materials work
The Society just received word that the Inamori Foundation has just named John W. Cahn as the winner of its…
Read MoreTo infinitesimal and beyond – an electron structure explanation of supercapacitance
A fair number of recent posts have been about nanostructured porous materials (PCCMs, diamond aerogel, tunable gold). The interesting characteristics…
Read MoreMaterials stories that may also be of interest
Penn engineers: Two-dimensional graphene metamaterials and one-atom-thick optical devices Why investing in energy storage is risky business Coal or nuclear?…
Read MoreNew barium oxide/nickel interface demonstrated for self-cleaning, lower temp SOFC anode
The nation’s energy spotlight has drifted away from solid oxide fuel cells over the last year or so (the last…
Read MoreR&D 100 winners to speak at Ceramic Leadership Summit
For the last 49 years, the science and engineering community has looked forward eagerly to the day the R&D Magazine…
Read MoreR&D 100 Awards recognize materials innovations
The R&D 100 awards for 2011 have been released, and the list of winners includes a strong representation from the field…
Read MoreVideo of the week: The Shirtsleeve Invention
I learned about the existence of this video after I wrote my review of Gloria Beasley Lausten’s book about the…
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