Posts by Lisa McDonald
Show me the money: Science agencies see pre-sequestration federal budget levels in FY 2016
Many science agencies will see federal budget numbers return to levels not seen since the fiscal year 2013 sequestration in FY 2016, according to a recent article published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Read MoreMore versatile wearable tech not bound by semiconductors thanks to ‘quantum tunneling’
Researchers at Michigan Technological University (Houghton, Mich.) are “revamping the fundamental base of transistors and creating a series of stepping-stones that use an electron movement called quantum tunneling” to change the wearable tech game, according to a university news release.
Read MoreClear cerium oxide coating could protect space electronics, living cells from damage of UV radiation
Researchers at Zhejiang University and South China University of Technology in China have created new glass-based composite materials that are really good at absorbing UV radiation.
Read MoreElectronics Division names best student posters and papers from EMA 2016
The ACerS Electronics Division presented awards for outstanding student work during the January 2016 Electronic Materials and Applications meeting in…
Read MoreVideo: The science of sweat—wearable sensor monitors health through perspiration
Engineers at the University of California, Berkeley have developed a prototype for a flexible, wearable sensor system that can monitor a person’s health through perspiration.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Electron transport across grain boundaries, graphene balls lubricate automobile engines, and other materials stories that may be of interest for February 3, 2015.
Read MoreDeveloping chromium capture technology prevents poisoning of solid oxide fuel cells
Researchers at the University of Connecticut are working on a solution to fuel cell degradation by developing a capture technique that can grab chromium within a fuel cell, preventing it from reaching and poisoning the cell’s cathode.
Read MoreThinking outside the windmill: Innovative tree-like structures turn vibrations into energy
A project at Ohio State University is testing a new tool that resembles a tree-like structure for harvesting energy that uses vibrations from wind, traffic on a bridge, and even seismic activity to generate power.
Read MoreLucideon is aiming high with nanoporous ceramic pills intended to prevent abuse of painkillers
Materials science company Lucideon has developed a new strategy that can prevent drug abusers from using dangerous methods to get high—the company’s ceramic pills are much more structurally robust than traditional pharmaceuticals, making them very difficult to crush or to dissolve into alcohol or other solvents.
Read MoreEpic snowstorm only part of the story at 40th ICACC in Daytona Beach this week
The 40th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites opened with a reception last Sunday, and nearly all conversations began with a version of “Did the storm affect your travels to Daytona Beach?”
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