Posts by Lisa McDonald
LG Chem, GM license Argonne Lab technology for next-gen Volt battery
Officials from Argonne National Lab, GM Ventures and LG Chem announced today that they had reached a licensing agreement that…
Read MoreCarbon nanotubes and graphene: Patience please!
One of the editors at Nature has written a good (free) article that provides some of important perspective about the…
Read MoreUltra Electronics acquires portable fuel cell manufacturer Adaptive Materials
U.K.-based Ultra Electronics Holdings has acquired Adaptive Materials, a Michigan-based solid oxide fuel cell developer for $23 million. According to…
Read MoreSelf-repairing carbon nanotube solar cells mimic photosynthesis
Using carbon nanotubes combined with natural or synthetic biomaterials, researchers at Purdue University have demonstrated some new types of solar…
Read MoreToilets make their kitchen debut, so to speak
Toilets in the kitchen isn’t quite as unsanitary as it sounds. Fireclay Tile has introduced its Debris Collection, which is…
Read MoreRebuilding in Haiti can be faster, stronger, and less expensive using concrete made of recycled materials
[Image above] Credit: Reginald DesRoches Nearly one year after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocked the Republic of Haiti, engineering and concrete…
Read MoreAES, A123 secure DOE loan guarantee
The DOE announced the finalization of a $17.1 million loan guarantee for AES Westover’s energy storage facility in N.Y. A123…
Read MoreCurved graphene sheets: Source of ultrahigh energy density supercapacitor?
A recent paper by a group of researchers working in the U.S. and China discusses the creation of a supercapacitor…
Read More2010 a bust for fuel cell industry
Greentech Media has published a year-end list of profitable and unprofitable fuel cell firms. The real kicker is that the…
Read MoreMeanings, news of China’s new rare earths quotas don’t agree
Chinese rare earth exports, 2009-2011, in metric tons: |  2009/H1: 21,728 tons ||| 2010/H1: 22,282 tons ||| 2011/H1: 14,446 tons…
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