Posts by Lisa McDonald
Green wine: California’s next big thing
Green wine is catching on. Solar panels have become a common sight across wine country. Vintners are realizing that the…
Read MoreMonday materials mind candy: More ceramic speakers
I sense a trend emerging. Last week I featured a set of speakers that evoke the Nipper side of the…
Read MoreLinks to 60 Minutes Bloom Energy SOFC story
CBS now has posted links to the original Bloom Energy solid oxide fuel cell story, plus several other “web extras”…
Read MoreK.R. Sridhar’s ideas on oxygen production for Mars mission
In case you missed it, in his 60 Minutes interview on Bloom Energy’s solid oxide fuel cells, company founder K.R.…
Read More60 Minutes to air look at ‘Bloom Box’ fuel cells
Via a note from Kristen Brosnan, I learned that Lesley Stahl and her 60 Minutes crew at CBS are doing a…
Read MoreNREL battery testing labs get a boost
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is looking to help the battery industry with a simple goal — to mass…
Read MoreCaltech group demonstrates efficient 3D solar array
The idea of using fibers, wires or some other protruding structures to provide a three-dimensional surface for enhancing the energy-capturing…
Read MorePenn group shows plasmons converting light to current
Last fall we wrote about Penn’s Nano/Bio Center getting a $11.7 million NSF grant. According to a new release from…
Read MoreDOE to aid construction of two 1100 MW reactors in Georgia
The Obama administration and the DOE backed up its recent talk about supporting nuclear energy by today announcing its intention…
Read MoreNew sensor exploits weakness of nano devices
According to a press release, Oak Ridge National Lab, via its Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences Division, is developing a…
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