Posts by Lisa McDonald
Investors hit the brakes on Tesla Motors
According to a NPR report, Tesla Motors shares dropped a dramatic 15 percent on Monday. Yesterday was the first day…
Read MoreMonday materials mind candy: Nano-etched periodic table
What’s shown here is the world’s smallest periodic table that’s been etched on a human hair. Created by the experts…
Read MoreSolar reactor to make fuel from sunlight
Researchers have developed a prototype device that directly converts sun rays into fuels that can be stored. The BBC reports…
Read MoreRare earth scramble heats up; California mine opening imminent
Apparently the DOE’s release of its first Critical Materials Strategy was one in a series of announcements about how various…
Read MoreUSABC awards $5.43M for advanced battery development
The U.S. Advanced Battery Consortium, a research collaboration group composed of Chrysler, Ford and GM, announced $5.43 million in advanced…
Read MoreKids, don’t try this at home
Here’s another good holiday video sent to me. I thought it was a joke at first, but realized it’s pretty…
Read MoreDOE seeking $74M in stationary and transportation-related fuel cell proposals
I know many of this blog’s readers directly and indirectly are involved in work on fuel cells, so presumably everyone…
Read MoreGermany’s Fraunhofer: Diamond–ceramic composites, sepsis test-on-a-card, hot-embossed glass microlenses
Germany’s Fraunhofer Institutes have been churning out a fascinating collection of announcements this year that showcase the group’s ability to…
Read More1366 continues to draw interest of investors, DOE
Ann’s earlier post regarding the accelerating drop in costs in 2009 and 2010 for installed photovoltaic solar energy systems general…
Read MoreLBNL releases study on solar installation cost trends; wholesale costs drop 40% 1998-2009
A Lawrence Berkeley National Lab study (PDF) finds that the price of installing residential solar systems has fallen due to…
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