Posts by Lisa McDonald
NSF doubles its investment in Yale-Southern Conn. State University MRSEC enterprise
The National Science Foundation has awarded a Materials Research Science and Engineering Center grant of $13 million to a Yale…
Read MoreNASA shuttle tiles and space food available to schools and universities
Discovery’s under wing surfaces were protected by thousands of high-temperature insulation tiles. NASA is jettisoning some stuff they don’t need,…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Here’s what we are hearing: DOE finalizes $150 million loan guarantee to 1366 Technologies to drive down manufacturing costs and…
Read MoreThe Solyndra plot thickens with FBI investigation, CEO asked to testify
Hmmm … FBI raids suggest PV company Solyndra had more problems than bad bets on silicon prices and superior installation…
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Investigators at Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have created strange optical effects, including corkscrew-like vortex beams, by reflecting…
Read MoreRenewable power crosses the 20% mark in Germany for the first time
Solar power in Germany jumped 76 percent in first six months of 2011. According to the German Association of Energy…
Read MoreUpdate on America Invents patent reform legislation: Senate reconciles
Following up on our Aug. 18 post, “Patent reform working its way through Congress and 8,000,000th patent issued,” the Senate…
Read MoreMaterials football game of the week: Purdue vs. Rice
The Game Purdue at Rice Sept. 10, 3:30 p.m., ET; Houston, Texas Rice begins its 100th football season with a…
Read MoreEnormous rare earths crisis brewing: China shutting down 3 major dysprosium mines
A few days ago, Xinhua News agency reported that three rare earth mining districts near Ganzhou city have been order…
Read MoreMS&T’11 plenary session features NSF director, Nobel Prize winner
Here’s a plug for a great event coming up in just about a month. The Materials, Science and Technology 2011…
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