Posts by Lisa McDonald
US, Brazil’s first ‘strategic energy dialogue’ produces cooperative agreements
[Image above] Brazil’s Laboratório Nacional de Luz Síncrotron is a national research institution dedicated physics, chemistry, material science and life…
Read MoreDOE funds four projects to analyze fuel cell, hydrogen cost variables
Fuel cell supporters have generally been disappointed that the DOE hasn’t done more for the technology or hydrogen-based technologies, but…
Read MorePatent reform working its way through Congress and 8,000,000th patent issued
The US Patent and Trademark Office issued Patent Number 8,000,000 to Second Sight Medical Products for its retinal prosthesis device.…
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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 &…
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