Posts by Lisa McDonald
Video of the Week: Making better batteries with metal oxide & graphene composites at PNNL
This video explains one route researchers at Pacific Northwest National Lab and Princeton are taking to create better materials for batteries:…
Read MoreOSU announces new Materials Research Seed Grant program
Ohio State University has issued a request for proposals for its 2011-2012 Materials Research Seed Grant Program. The offering is…
Read MoreNovacem’s ‘carbon negative cement’
A “green” material that has received growing press attention (at least online) in recent months is a product from Novacem…
Read MoreU.K.’s Institute of Refractories Engineers to turn 50
While still a youngster by ACerS’ standards, the U.K.-based Institute for Refractories Engineers will mark its fifth decade of existence…
Read MoreSenior editor wanted
Do you like this blog? Do you already write about science? If you are an experienced science writer or…
Read MoreAmerican Museum of Ceramic Art gets technical with exhibit, family activities and lecture
This falls into the better late than never category: The American Museum of Ceramic Art (better known as AMOCA) has had a…
Read MoreVideo of the week: Porous silica nanotubes pump-up electrode materials
In his interview with MaterialsViews, Jaephil Cho talks about his work on new lithium battery anode and cathode materials at…
Read MoreMS&T’11 symposium to highlight career of Jay Narayan
One of the things I am looking forward to at this fall’s MS&T program is a special symposium dedicated to…
Read MoreTosoh says its new sputter targets add 1% to solar energy conversion
Tosoh SMD, a maker of the type of sputtering targets often used by photovoltaic manufacturers, says it has developed a…
Read MoreConvert rather than intercalate lithium for battery applications
Almost two decades have passed since the emergence of lithium-ion batteries on the market. Despite steady improvements in performance, current…
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