Posts by Lisa McDonald
APS calls for more federal energy efficiency R&D support
The American Physical Society says it will be pushing congressional leaders to increase research investments in energy-efficiency technologies. The APS…
Read MoreNano clay coatings provide key lubrication at earthquake faults
Geologists say they have discovered that an ultra-thin layer of smectitic clay on rocks along deep, older fault lines in…
Read MoreGood weekend reading on U.S. science policy; real cost of gasoline
While paging through a recent edition of Newsweek, I ran across two articles I recommend as good reading material. The…
Read MoreFraunhofer employs laser in new tricalcium phosphate rapid bone replacement method
Researchers at Fraunhofer’s Institute for Laser Technology say they are getting excellent results from a bone replacement system that uses…
Read MoreCarbon nanotubes to make Li-ion batteries 10 times more powerful
According to an MIT press release, researchers claim to have created electrodes from carbon nanotubes that can make lithium-ion batteries…
Read MoreAsahi to manufacture new glass-ceramic substrate for $1.12B high-power LED market
Asahi Glass Co. says that in July it will be offering a new glass-ceramics substrate targeted at manufacturers of stronger,…
Read MoreVideos of the Week: Manufacturing of mirrors, marbles
“Mirrors” is my all time favorite How It’s Made video, with a close second being “Marbles,” shown below. The manufacturing…
Read MoreGraphene transistors to grow in size, reduce cost of electronics
In the advanced online edition of Nature Nanotechnology, researchers have developed a new method to produce graphene sheets leading to…
Read MoreQuantum dots to reduce heat loss in PV cells
In a recent post at ScientificAmerican.com, David Bielo details many of the inefficiencies of photovoltaic cells. Although layered cells composed…
Read MoreIowa State Portland cement expert provide some insights on Deepwater Horizon oil well failure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG_5EygFzv0 A Portland cement concrete research engineer at Iowa State University says poor decision making, not poor technology, doomed the…
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