Posts by Lisa McDonald
World’s largest solar plant nears approval
The New York Times reported that what it claims will be the largest solar plant in the world is nearing…
Read MoreORNL’s heat transferring graphite foam to be used in LED streetlight applications
Around 1997, Oak Ridge National Lab’s James Klett and Timothy Burchell discovered how to make graphite foam, a material that…
Read MoreRustum Roy, 1924-2010
I just received the sad news that one of the legends of materials science and of science, in general, Rustum…
Read MoreNano sandwiching method to improve transistors
Researchers at Polytechnic University (Hong Kong) demonstrated that sandwiching a simple layer of silver nanoparticles can significantly improve the performance…
Read MoreQuantum dots and microneedles: A possible new approach to diagnosing skin disease
I first covered ACerS member Roger Narayan’s work in the field of two-photon polymerization a little more than a year…
Read MoreDOE recovery fraud fixation, pt. 2
$ While I am on the subject about DOE’s misguided concern about decreasing the risk of fraud with its Recovery…
Read MoreFriday federal funding facts: fraud fixation, pt. 1
I am going to lunch with Secretary Steven Chu this coming week and I am anxious to know if he…
Read MoreCeramic science stories we missed the first time around
Weddings, vacation, illness, travel days . . . Looking back, sometimes there have been events that caused us to miss…
Read MoreBrazil groups sees ‘hygroelectricity’ as new renewable power source, lightning preventer
A fascinating report presented today at a science meeting in Boston describes technology that could capture large amounts of electrical…
Read MoreDry water – a.k.a. hydrophobic fumed silica/water – touted as CO2 absorbent, emulsion transporter
The American Chemical Society today distributed a story that came out of one of its meetings regarding the use of…
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