Posts by Lisa McDonald
ORNL’s nuclear reprocessing research gets closer to reality
According to the Chattanooga Times Free Press, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is working on a chemical process to separate highly…
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RavenBrick: Nifty, thrifty, nonelectric smart windows and smart walls
Last week I had a post about Sage Electrochromics and the company’s line of smart windows. But, there is another…
Read MoreGood economic signs in ceramics and glass?
These are a drop in the bucket, but it is still nice to see business reports like these for a…
Read MoreChicago’s Willis Tower: Postcards from The Ledge
I wrote about The Ledge in the Chicago’s Willis Tower when it first opened, and some of the science and…
Read MoreNanotube thermocells to harvest wasted thermal energy
According to a press release from University of Texas at Dallas, carbon nanotube electrodes could be used for generating thermoelectrical…
Read MorePlug pulled on Firefly Energy, carbon foam battery design
There was a time when some people thought foam carbon composites technology would give lead-acid chemistry a new lease on…
Read MoreNanocoatings and nanoadhesives report projects worth of $3.7B
According to a new technical market research report from BCC Research, Nanotechnology in Coatings and Adhesive Applications: Global Markets, the…
Read MoreNew glass applications and science journal debuts
The premier issue of ACerS’ new quarterly glass journal has just been put online and – good news – all…
Read MoreAussies offer trough-focused PV/hot water system
Darren Quick over at Gizmodo reports on an interesting combined photovoltaic panel (with tracking) and water-heating system. According to Quick,…
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