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Check ’em out: Why we need a Kelley Blue Book for solar Swarmanoids (like the Mission Impossible crew, only better)…
Read MoreOne step forward, one step back for Molycorp-Hitachi rare earths relationship; Sumitomo deal stalled
I am still trying to figure out exactly what to make of this: Last week, Molycorp issued its quarterly report…
Read MoreFujitsu demonstrates computational design of carbon nanotube and graphene nanodevice
A key tenet of the Materials Genome Initiative for Global Competitiveness (pdf) is using computation to reduce the time for…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Here’s what we are hearing: New process viscometer catalog from Brookfield Brookfield Engineering Laboratories is pleased to offer a brand…
Read MoreSupercomputer simulations reveal entropy roots of water penetration of CNTs
A recent issue of PNAS had an intriguing article that discusses the interplay among carbon nanotubes, water molecules’ hydrogen bonding…
Read MoreMedical device companies appeal to Congress and IRS to avoid excise tax in 2013
A bare-metal coronary stent. Credit: Frank C. Müller; Wikipedia Creative Commons license The 2010 Affordable Health Care Act includes a…
Read MoreMaterials stories that may also be of interest
Carbon-coated sand improves purification of drinking water Where’s the octopus? Yacht designers turn to Zircotec’s ceramic technology for durability &…
Read MoreHafnium and zirconium diboride composites for leading edges of hypersonic vehicles
It’s not often that the latest issue of the Journal of the American Ceramic Society to hit the newsstands ties…
Read MoreChicagoland seeks healthier-looking glow with new ceramic metal halide street lights
I grew up near the steel mills in Middletown, Ohio, and if the clouds were just right at nighttime I…
Read MoreHaiti update: Georgia Tech humanitarian logistics and civil engineering/cements experts launch new effort to assess & reduce earthquake risks
Back in early January, I had a story about proposal from a Georgia Tech team of cements experts who had…
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