Posts by Lisa McDonald
CO2 utilization versus sequestration: DOE funds research to put CO2 to use for products, energy
So far, nearly all of the discussion regarding what to do about high CO2 levels has focused on sequestration, i.e.,…
Read MoreNREL’s new AC process to ease the heat wave burden
I’m dreading my next electricity bill. With this heat wave, I don’t think my AC unit has stopped running once…
Read MoreTesla: Come on and take a free ride . . . or not
Last Friday I was working out of South Boston, and after being cooped up in a hotel room most of…
Read MoreDOE commits to $1.45B loan for concentrating solar and $400M for thin solar
Today the Administration announced that the DOE agreed to guarantee large loans for two separate solar power equipment makers, Abengoa…
Read MoreMaterials-oriented schools make top-25 of BusinessWeek’s ‘best bargain’
It’s great to see that a large number of schools that we reference in this blog made it to Bloomberg…
Read MoreCoorsTek to acquire Saint-Gobain Advanced Ceramics
CoorsTek announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase the advanced ceramics business of Saint-Gobain for $245 million.…
Read More40 years and still growing: Polymer-derived ceramics field still on upswing
A quartet of researchers from Italy and Germany have published an fascinating overview of polymer-derived ceramics in the most recent…
Read MoreIs this for real: Stealth heat signature?
Credit: Defense Update; YouTube I am hoping some of our readers may know what this is about. I get that…
Read MoreCeramic Leadership Summit: Students see it as ‘exciting departure from norm’
For two students who are used to attending technical conferences like MS&T and ICACC, the experience at the first Ceramic…
Read MoreTests show viability with carbon sequestration and oil recovery
According to a DOE press release, field tests have shown that using carbon dioxide in an oil recovery method dubbed…
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