Posts by Lisa McDonald
Toyota, Tesla team to build all electric cars
The undisputed hybrid king, Toyota, says it is teaming up with Tesla Motors in the development of electric cars that…
Read MoreVideos of the week – LED lighting without cords
Credit: Steve Katsaros; YouTube Today’s videos are variations on the same theme – LED light bulbs that operate without an…
Read MoreResearchers achieve ‘printing’ of graphene nanostructures, nanocircuits
A group of researchers representing several institutions report in Science they have gained new abilities to “print” graphene oxide-based nano-scale…
Read MoreDuPont opens North American photovoltaic research facility
DuPont opened a North American photovoltaic applications lab at its Chestnut Run facility in Wilmington, Del., to support materials development…
Read MoreDaytime sun, nighttime breeze brings first dual-sourced renewable power plant
According to California solar power advocacy group Sunpluggers.com, wind turbines may be installed among the photovoltaic panels of a planned…
Read MoreKnowledge of lithium, gold, rare earths in Afghanistan known even earlier than NYT reports
The New York Times story starts the timeline in the 1980s: “They soon learned that the data had been collected…
Read MoreDoesn’t this actually make Bolivia more important for the U.S.?
From the New York Times: “An internal Pentagon memo, for example, states that Afghanistan could become the “Saudi Arabia of…
Read MoreRhode Island grad student makes progress in new self-healing concrete approach
While working on her master’s degree, University of Rhode Island grad student Michelle Pelletier says she has come up with…
Read MoreZhong-Lin Wang takes nanoscale piezo energy scavenging to heart
Credit: Advanced Portfolio News; YouTube ACerS member Zhong-Lin Wang continues to make interesting progress on developing nanowire power generators and…
Read MoreUniversities worldwide gearing up for North American Solar Challenge
Teams from 16 universities are about to embark on an 1,200-mile solar car race through the Midwest. The North American…
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