Posts by Lisa McDonald
Swiss group unveils ultrathin, transparent and flexible ceramic foils
If you are like me, ceramic isn’t the first material that pops into my mind when you hear the word…
Read MoreNew speedy, high-res nanolithography method to allow the rapid prototyping of electronics
A new nanolithography process promises to speed up the “printing” of nanoscale patterns, which could soon allow investigators to quickly…
Read MorePye, Trostel named ACerS Distinguished Life Members; 19 in class of Fellows for 2010
Our congratulations go out to L. David Pye and Louis Trostel Jr., the 2010 recipients of the ACerS Distinguished Life…
Read MoreCeramic Tech Today mobile version now available
Because we’ve noticed that a growing number of readers are coming to this blog via their smartphones, we figured it…
Read MoreAES Energy Storage scores $17.1M loan guarantee for grid-scale A123 batteries
The DOE announced today that it would provide AES Energy Storage a $17.1 million loan guarantee for a 20 megawatt…
Read MoreCorning’s Gorilla Glass wins one of ACerS’ corporate achievement awards, wide media attention
We’ve written before about the inroads Corning Inc.’s Gorilla Glass is making in consumer electronics. Gorilla Glass has also caught…
Read MoreMaterials stories that missed the cut this week
At the end of each week, I end up with a list of a bunch of stories I started to…
Read MoreSandia, SunPower to cooperate on PV-to-grid modeling and tool development
Sandia National Lab and SunPower Corp. say they have reached a new agreement on research into integrating utility-scale solar energy…
Read MoreTitanium dioxide-coated anti-NOx roof tiles now being marketed in U.S.
Apparently more folks are jumping on the titanium dioxide’s anti-smog bandwagon. A few days ago I wrote about studies underway…
Read MoreSolar sail uses smart glass to steer through cosmos
Japan has successfully deployed a solar sail on a spacecraft, demonstrating for the first time that such technology can be…
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