Posts by Lisa McDonald
DOE releases updated report, ‘Critical Materials Strategy’
The Department of Energy recently released its second “Critical Materials Strategy” report. In late December 2011, the Department of Energy…
Read MoreWhy R&D did well in the federal FY12 budget and looking ahead to FY13
We’ve been following the FY12 budget process and its favorable outcome for the science R&D community. The Budget Control Act…
Read MoreFinal FY12 budget reveals happy new year for federally supported R&D
In December, President Obama signed the 2012 budget bill, breathing life into the federal fiscal year before the continuing resolution…
Read MoreFree article downloads available from Wiley Online Library
Have you tried the ACerS/Wiley Download Direct program yet? Each month, you can download one free article from the comprehensive Wiley Online Library.
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Here is what we are hearing: ClearEdge Power lands world’s largest utility fuel cell deal Fuel cell maker ClearEdge Power…
Read MoreBiocompatability tests for nanoscale Ormosil particles raises hopes for use as neuro drug delivery agent
Medical researchers and materials scientists have been collaborating in many places to develop novel micro-targeted drug delivery systems, often with…
Read MoreArmy awards SBIR to use NDE to reduce missile dome fabrication costs
The business end of a missile is not the exploding part. Rather, it’s the guidance system that gets the missile…
Read MoreSmile: Nanocrystals in glass–ceramic dentures provide strength, natural appearance
[Image above] Making glass-ceramics at Jena University. Credit: Jan-Peter Kasper, FSU. James Bond fans know well the villain Jaws, a…
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Check ’em out: High-speed CMOS sensors provide better images CMOS image sensors have long been the solution of choice for…
Read MoreGiving an order to hybrid materials
A unique method for processing ZnO nanowires and polythiophenes results in a hybrid structure with nanometer scale ordering and a…
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