Posts by Lisa McDonald
Solar silicon manufacturing innovators get big boosts with new DOE loan guarantees
Calisolar silicon is purified in a unique, liquid-phase process producing solar silicon without the high energy and specialized equipment of…
Read MoreMaterials stories that may also be of interest
Check ’em out: How to outshine a quantum dot using inorganic silica shields to prevent photobleaching of organic dyes Unusual…
Read MoreReport released on state-by-state fuel cell activities
Fuel Cells 2000 has just released its latest report, “State of the States: Fuel Cells in America,” (pdf) which is…
Read MoreRare-earths chess game intensifies with new moves in China, Washington
Maybe not a zugzwang yet, but rare-earth strategies are getting more complex and riskier. It’s been a while since I…
Read MoreCurved glass panels to give new Apple HQ its donut-shape
Last week Steve Jobs presented Apple’s plans for a proposed new headquarters to be located on a former Hewlett-Packard site…
Read MoreSolid job growth expected for engineers
The Society for Automotive Engineers just released a survey-based study on anticipated employment trends for engineers in the 2011-2016 timeframe.…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news this week
Here’s what we are hearing: Nanocerox expands Manufacturing and Research & Development operations by 20% to meet continued market demands…
Read MoreThe Energy Race and the search for commodity catalyst materials
Today’s online MIT News reports on work being done by associate professor Yang Shao-Horn on a simple way to identify…
Read MoreTunable mechanical properties in nanoscale porous gold
Several recent, unrelated posts have been about materials with nanoscale porosity (diamond aerogels, chalcogenide PCMM). Here is another one, but…
Read MoreScience communications gets fresh (and smart) down under
Can you explain your research to a coworker? That’s probably fairly easy. How about your spouse? Or your parents? Get’s…
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