Archive for 2011
DOE co-sponsors webinar on fuel cell technologies June 9
Those interested in the fuel cell segment of the nation’s renewable energy portfolio may be interested in this announcement from…
Read MoreNew solar materials opportunities: glass frontsheets, anti-reflective coatings
A lot of attention is paid to making photovoltaic modules more cost-effective by reducing the costs associated with the active…
Read MoreRubber match – dandelions could hold trump card
It’s Friday, which means many of us will be mowing grass, grooming our gardens, and conducting physical or chemical warfare…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news this week
Here’s what we are hearing: AGC to build new plant in Brazil AGC, Japan, is set to move into Brazil’s…
Read MoreMaking photovoltaic solar cells that last
Yesterday, the DOE announced $27 million in new funding for projects aimed at reducing the non-hardware costs of solar energy…
Read MoreGE expands on thin-film solar, becomes near-term grid parity believer
For the first time that I am aware of, it General Electric seems to have jumped on the Sach’s Law…
Read MoreTransformed aerogels: From amorphous carbon to nanocrystalline diamond
Laser-heated diamond anvil cell allows very large hydrostatic pressure to be applied to amorphous carbon aerogels. While there has been…
Read MoreNanoscale intergranular films shed light on grain boundary behavior
During one of their studies, grain boundary researchers began with gold films broken into particles (via annealing) dispersed across a…
Read MoreEnergy Frontier Research Centers to showcase work on ‘grand challenges’
The next few days should be fun for materials scientists and engineers. Tomorrow (May 25) begins the start of a…
Read MoreSRNL’s John Marra speaks to GOMD about materials for nuclear energy and impact of Fukushima incident
John Marra, chief research officer at Savannah River National Lab spoke at the conference dinner at the annual meeting of…
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