Posts by Lisa McDonald
Electrostrictive ceramic actuators to shape mirror of next space telescope
According to a NASA Tech Brief, the Next Generation Space Telescope – aka, the James Webb Space Telescope – will…
Read MoreGlass fiber drawing technology to process carbon nanotubes
According to an ORNL press release, by adapting conventional glass fiber drawing technology to process carbon nanotubes into multichannel assemblies,…
Read MoreMetamaterial discovery could improve light collection for solar cells
Caltech researchers, led by Harry Atwater, have engineered a type of metamaterial that allows it to bend light in part…
Read MoreVideo of the week: Prashant Kumta on nanoceramics for bone regeneration and protein transport
[Image above] Credit: ACerS; YouTube ACerS Fellow Prashant Kumta has been a pioneer in the use of nanoceramic materials for…
Read MoreDOE announces $200M for solar and water power technologies
In celebration of Earth day, the DOE announced today that it will invest over $200 million to the development of…
Read MoreEarth Day Review – Photovoltaic energy advances
Photovoltaic energy systems are getting cheaper and more powerful. Materials researchers are racing to understand energy generation and transfer at…
Read MoreEarth Day 2010 Materials Difference Diary: Tell us how new materials are improving the environment – and win!
Back when Earth Day started 40 years ago, people interested in chemistry, physics and engineering were often associated with gas guzzlers,…
Read MoreEarth Day Review: Fuel Cells
Fuel cells will be playing a role in cleaner energy production and energy storage, and produce only a fraction of…
Read MoreCounter crystal seeding phenomenon reported
The “seed effect” of nucleation in liquids is well known: When liquids come in contact with solids, the crystalline surface…
Read MoreACerS Celebrates Earth Day for a Week
Visit Ceramic Tech Today to post and you could win one of our Earth Day Prizes! Help Celebrate Earth Day…
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