Posts by Lisa McDonald
ARPA-E announces $120M in new funding opportunities
Late last week, APRA-E issued a new Open Funding Opportunity Announcement for $120 million in early-stage research projects leading…
Read MoreComposite materials: Reinforcing metal with ceramics
The combination of two or more different materials offers a range of advantages. Regarding crashworthiness, for instance, composite materials enable…
Read MoreUAB group demonstrates techniques to electrospin improved 3D tissue engineering scaffolds
A lot of the basics of electrospinning have been figured out and it is relatively easy to use a desktop apparatus to spin mats of a particular material or even functionally graded materials, so a lot the recent emphasis on electrospinning has been devoted to scaling up these systems for mass production.
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory worlds
Amid rising demand for hollow glass spheres, 3M (St. Paul, Minn.) has decided to expand its production at its French…
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Check ’em out: Mapping the Materials Genome (InsideScience Currents) At the APS Meeting, Krishna Rajan of Iowa State University discussed…
Read MoreUMich researchers closer to producing piezo-powered pacemaker
A heart-powered pacemaker? Although the concept may seem novel, the goal of eliminating a pacemaker’s battery (and the subsequent need…
Read MoreA magnetic tongue stud and sensor system for steering wheelchairs
A tongue drive system that fits inside a dental retainer could improve mobility for people with high-level spinal cord injuries.…
Read MoreVideo of the week: ABB’s Kreusel says ‘Energy storage as an important part of Smart Grids’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQeyygxLLTQ Several times last week when participants in the MCARE meeting were looking at and test-driving the Chevy Volt, the…
Read MoreFinal photo report from MCARE 2012
Tom Mroz, technical director, Harper International. Credit: ACerS. Wednesday and Thursday were the final days of symposia at the Materials…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Here is what we are hearing: Sudden closure of Trainor Glass likely to cause ripple effect across industry (Glass Magazine)…
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