Posts by Lisa McDonald
Video: Nano-infused paint can detect strain
Credit: Rice University; YouTube According to a release from Rice University scientists and students in a research group call their…
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory worlds
• Carborundum Universal International Ltd Cyprus, a wholly owned subsidiary of CUMI India, part of the $4.4 billion Murugappa Group, signed an…
Read MoreRecap and photos from Cements Division meeting in Austin, Texas
Last week’s Cements Division meeting and symposium focused on computational tools applied to cement research and development. Here, David Lange,…
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News from all corners … Corning’s Gorilla Glass used in new Microsoft tablet Microsoft revealed the new Microsoft Surface tablet…
Read MoreNew National Academies report on induced earthquakes from fracking, CO2 sequestration and geothermal energy
Hydraulic fracturing extracts methane from deep wells in shale deposits. A new National Academies study considers whether the technology induces…
Read MoreR&D Magazine announces 50th class of R&D 100 winners
MesoCoat’s PComP is one of the new R&D 100 winners. The company manufactures a line nanocrystalline tungsten carbide-cobalt particles engineered…
Read MoreNew book on ceramic porcelain high-voltage insulators for power transmission
We post plenty of stories about electrical power, but almost always from the perspective of R&D of technologies for renewable…
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Lots happening in our world … Alfred University researchers work with WNY companies on thermoelectric devices Alfred University is working…
Read MoreChemical & Engineering News reports on GOMD; Saint-Gobain releases life cycle assessments for glass and mirrors
There are two interesting articles from the glass world that are of more than general interest. Mitch Jacoby, a…
Read MoreA123 Systems improves Li-ion battery and hopes to improve fortunes, too
A123 Systems is looking for “tweaks” to improve the battery’s—and the company’s—fortunes. A story earlier this week on Technology Review…
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