Posts by Lisa McDonald
Materials stories that may also be of interest
At the end of each week, I end up with a list of a bunch of stories I started to…
Read MoreClean Energy Alliance, DOE partner to support commercialization of clean energy technologies
Nanowerk.com reported that the Clean Energy Alliance, the national association of clean energy business incubators, announced the formation of the…
Read MoreStudying wurtzite under pressure could lead to new class of durable materials
Wang and colleagues used small angle X-ray diffraction and wide-angle X-ray diffraction to observe changes in the molecular structure of…
Read MoreNew equation could advance research in solar cells
University of Michigan researchers have developed a new equation that describes the current–voltage relationship at the junctions of organic semiconductors.…
Read More3D nanostructures created using capillary action
University of Michigan engineers are using a new manufacturing process called “capillary forming” to make carbon nanotubes in shapes that…
Read MoreSpahr elevated to be new ACerS exec; 30-year business veteran assumes new post in Society
About a week ago I wrote that the current executive director of ACerS, Scott Steen, would be leaving in mid-November…
Read MoreEni and MIT detail success of research collaboration
Last week I reported on Shell’s hefty donation of $25 million to MIT Energy Initiative for the research and development…
Read MoreMonday material fun: Water on a superhydrophobic carbon nanotube array
Credit: Francis Villatoro; YouTube Truly amazing! OSU Materials blog has shared this slow motion film of water droplets falling on…
Read MoreMS&T’10 beginning in Houston
I’ll be writing from Houston for the rest of the week, covering the MS&T’10 and the ACerS Annual Meeting events.…
Read MoreUh oh: China says its rare earth reserves might not last long
The world shouldn’t take China’s rare earth supply for granted, according to a new Bloomberg story. The ministry of commerce…
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