Archive for 2011
Video of the week: Porous silica nanotubes pump-up electrode materials
In his interview with MaterialsViews, Jaephil Cho talks about his work on new lithium battery anode and cathode materials at…
Read MoreMS&T’11 symposium to highlight career of Jay Narayan
One of the things I am looking forward to at this fall’s MS&T program is a special symposium dedicated to…
Read MoreTosoh says its new sputter targets add 1% to solar energy conversion
Tosoh SMD, a maker of the type of sputtering targets often used by photovoltaic manufacturers, says it has developed a…
Read MoreConvert rather than intercalate lithium for battery applications
Almost two decades have passed since the emergence of lithium-ion batteries on the market. Despite steady improvements in performance, current…
Read MoreLED disposal safety questioned
I really had intended to give the topic of LEDs a rest for a while. But while catching up on…
Read MoreMaterials stories that may also be of interest
Worth a look: ‘Rechargeable’ anti-microbial surfaces boost food safety A University of Massachusetts Amherst food scientist is developing a way…
Read MoreLayered graphene found to provide stable storage of hydrogen
A group of researchers from the Jawaharlal Nehru Center for Advanced Scientific Research in Bangalore, India say they have come…
Read MoreGreen tech processing, manufacturing symposium keeps going strong
I received a note from the organizers of Green Technologies for Materials Manufacturing and Processing symposium that will be part…
Read MoreNetzsch planning high-temperature materials conference this fall in Boston
Ultra-high temperature materials are required in hypersonic aerospace applications, such as NASA’s X-51A vehicle. Netzsch Instruments has announced that it…
Read MoreGlass commission to hold ‘summer school’ for new researchers
The International Commission on Glass has announced it is holding its third annual summer school event for new researchers in…
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