Posts by Lisa McDonald
To infinitesimal and beyond – an electron structure explanation of supercapacitance
A fair number of recent posts have been about nanostructured porous materials (PCCMs, diamond aerogel, tunable gold). The interesting characteristics…
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Penn engineers: Two-dimensional graphene metamaterials and one-atom-thick optical devices Why investing in energy storage is risky business Coal or nuclear?…
Read MoreNew barium oxide/nickel interface demonstrated for self-cleaning, lower temp SOFC anode
The nation’s energy spotlight has drifted away from solid oxide fuel cells over the last year or so (the last…
Read MoreR&D 100 winners to speak at Ceramic Leadership Summit
For the last 49 years, the science and engineering community has looked forward eagerly to the day the R&D Magazine…
Read MoreR&D 100 Awards recognize materials innovations
The R&D 100 awards for 2011 have been released, and the list of winners includes a strong representation from the field…
Read MoreVideo of the week: The Shirtsleeve Invention
I learned about the existence of this video after I wrote my review of Gloria Beasley Lausten’s book about the…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news this week
Here’s what we are hearing: NASA gives Ceralink SBIR award for microwave-processed multifunctional polymer matrix composites Ceralink Inc. announced that it…
Read MoreBeasley biography details quest for space shuttle’s thermal protection system
If mechanical systems and the weather cooperate, July 8 will bring the 135rd and final mission of the American Space…
Read MoreDOE webinar: How top 5 hydrogen economy states did it
For two consecutive years, Fuel Cells 2000 has named California, Connecticut, New York, Ohio and South Carolina to its list…
Read MoreGaining the competitive edge: economic outlook and the ceramic industry
Last week we reported that the employment outlook for engineers is looking rosier than it has for a long time.…
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