Posts by Lisa McDonald
Loan guarantee to Sage boosts commercial tintable glass
Until recently, Sage Electrochromics made electrically tintable windows on a relatively small scale. All that’s about to change. On Friday,…
Read MoreMissouri S&T pioneers process for tough, custom aerospace materials
A group out of Missouri University of Science and Technology says it has a new method for mixing metals with…
Read MoreSize does matter, and smaller may be better
Nuclear energy expansion is a hot topic these days as the commitment grows stronger to stop burning coal to generate…
Read MoreMaterials Challenges in Energy 2010 tutorial presentations available
ACerS recently conducted a wonderful “Materials Challenges in Alternative & Renewable Energy 2010” conference Feb. 21-24 in Cocoa Beach, Fla.…
Read MoreDow Chemical plans renewable energy expansion in Michigan
Michigan Economic Development Corp. reports that Dow Chemical plans expansions in wind, solar, advanced battery manufacturing and other projects in…
Read MoreARPA-E promotes Nocera’s simple solar-storage concepts
Credit: U.S. Department of Energy; YouTube Also in conjunction with it’s Energy Innovation Summit, ARPA-E is promoting a new, brief…
Read MoreARPA-E looking for $100M in new energy proposals
Today is the last day of ARPA-E’s first big public event – the Energy Innovation Summit. Yesterday, DOE Secretary Steven…
Read MoreUS glassmaking down, some pockets remain strong
According to recent press reports, large glass companies, such as Corning and Guardian Industries, claim that even as the economy…
Read MoreContaminated sites to be used to develop renewable energy
The EPA and the DOE’s National Renewable Energy Lab are evaluating the feasibility of developing renewable energy production on Superfund,…
Read MoreCan basic chemistry concepts explain oxide surfaces?
Researchers at Northwestern University and the University of Oxford say that relatively simple methods of explaining chemical bond mechanisms typically…
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