Posts by Lisa McDonald
Two groups find cheaper, easier route to ‘cloaking’ in visible light
A pink object under the cloak becomes invisible. Credit: SMART Center. Last week I mentioned that someone has found a…
Read MoreDOE gets busy again
Lots of stuff the last few days: Salazar, Chu announce major offshore wind initiatives; Strategic plan, $50 million in R&D funding,…
Read MoreCorning sees $2B revenue possible in China
Cars, LCD televisions, optical fiber – China takes the cake as the largest consumer, and the demand for these products…
Read MoreA cheaper, lighter, more efficient antenna
Isn’t there a law or something that prohibits using metamaterials for something other than invisibility cloaks?* According to Douglas H.…
Read MoreEurope says it is ramping up its strategic materials plan
Wednesday the European Union announced a major new “vision” for dealing with strategic commodities and raw materials. The EU published…
Read MoreIndustry news from this week: Carbo Ceramics, Chromalloy, Panalytical and Carlisle Brake & Friction
Here is what we are hearing: Carlisle Companies announces new headquarters for Carlisle Brake & Friction Effective Jan. 1, 2011,…
Read MoreTesla: We are close to ‘closed loop’ battery recycling with reusable alloys, slag
To make sure their car parts are disposed off in the most eco-friendly manner possible, Tesla has launched a new…
Read MoreChinese Academy tilts strategy to applied research, science leadership
Jane Qiu, writing in Nature News, provides a profound story about the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ new Innovation 2020 program,…
Read MoreThey write letters . . . on the U.S.’s rare-earth defense strategy
(h/t to RareMetalBlog) Two U.S. senators from Alaska and a U.S. representative from Colorado are steamed about what they perceive…
Read MoreCeradyne opens solar materials manufacturing facility in China
Ceradyne announced the opening of a new factory in Tianjin, China. Ceradyne Tianjin Advanced Materials will produce high-purity ceramic crucibles…
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