Posts by Lisa McDonald
Electricity harvesting with piezo–silicone implants
Researchers at Princeton University have demonstrated that high performance piezoelectric ceramics can be transferred onto rubber or plastic, rendering them…
Read MorePantano to discuss the art-science interface of glass March 26
I received some additional information about Carlo Pantano’s presentation on “The Art of Science of Glass” that will be held…
Read MoreEMA 2010 Photos Available
Did ACerS photographers catch you at EMA 2010? Check out the Photo Gallery to peruse all photos from the three-day conference, hosted in Orlando.
Read MoreDOE dedicates 24M supercomputing hours for lithium–air batteries
The DOE announced that 24 million hours of supercomputing time out of a total of 1.6 billion available at Argonne…
Read MoreArt and advanced materials meet
Ocean of Light from squidsoup on Vimeo. Squidsoup is back! Titled “Oceans of Light,” this time, the groups latest artwork…
Read MoreDOE names nuclear waste commission
President Obama spoke about a renewed push for nuclear-based energy solutions in his SOTU speech, and Friday DOE Secretary Chu…
Read MoreBrosnan reports on EMA 2010 conference
Kristen has posted a video, too!
Read MoreBrosnan added to revamped GE blog
GE recently overhauled its blog and its worth stopping by to see the goodies. The blog, called “Edison’s Desk,” looks…
Read MoreX-rays reported to trigger crystal formation
A team from Northwestern University reports in the new issue of Science about the role that X-rays can play in crystal…
Read MoreVideo(s) of the week: Ceramic matrix composite brakes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l09UXQYEQKo Credit: NikolasKK; YouTube I’m currently in Daytona Beach, Florida for the ICACC’10 conference. One of the keynote speakers was…
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