Archive for 2011
Bioactive cement plaster: Bioengineering in action
For some time, it has been common to use enzymes as a biocatalyst. When the enzymes required are difficult or…
Read MoreVideos of the week: Concentrix’s concentrating photovoltaic technology
Last week I posted about a utility-scale concentrating photovoltaic being built in the San Diego–Imperial Valley area using CPV units…
Read MoreMaterials stories that may also be of interest
Check them out: Role of parallel reformable bonds in the self-healing of cross-linked nanogel particles (also, Nanomaterials with give survive)…
Read MoreAnother step towards practical superinsulation? Cabot launches new aerogel additives for coatings
In my mind, the holy grail for thermal insulation is a practical (i.e, inexpensive and easy to use) product that…
Read MoreSan Diego area getting new grid link, 150 MW concentrating photovoltaic system and manufacturer
The San Diego area has been building out a special electrical transmission line, called the Sunrise Powerlink, which is opening…
Read MoreSpintronics may get boost from enhanced magnetism in BFO films
Following on the heels of our earlier story about multiferroic superconductor work at Berkeley Lab, we also received word about…
Read MoreBerkeley area group: Evidence mounts that ‘pseudogap’ is distinct phase in superconducting materials
Investigators in the field of high-temperature superconductors have been stumped for some time about what is occurring between when the…
Read MoreCM Furnaces turning 65
I recently received word that CM Furnaces in Bloomfield, N.J., is celebrating its 65th birthday this year. Although the company…
Read MoreTres Amigas likely to be one of first high-profile superconductor grid project
Although it is sometimes mistakenly thought of as a monolith, the United State’s current “electric grid” is more or less…
Read MoreRefractories here and there, West and East
I am currently in Missouri at the St. Louis Section/Refractory Ceramics Division 47th Annual Symposium that runs through March 24,…
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