Posts by Lisa McDonald
Monday materials mind candy
Particle physics on your coffee table! Via Symmetry Breaking, this is a wonderful pop-up book for adults and kids that…
Read MoreDOE invests for “most advanced wind turbine in the world”
Secretary Steven Chu announced new investments in wind energy research facilities that aim to produce the most advanced and efficient…
Read MoreEU calls for €50 billion renewable energy investments
(via Rare Metals) The European Commission announced it is trying to assemble a joint effort by governments, nonprofits and businesses…
Read MoreLos Alamos National Laboratory’s high-temperature superconducting tape
Los Alamos National Lab has been working to develop high-volume production processes for making a thin, flexible tape that operates as a superconductor at liquid nitrogen temperatures and can carry 3 million amps per cm2.
Read MoreNanotube properties manipulated by catalyst composition
Researchers know that single‐walled carbon nanotubes have a lot of potential in the world of electronics. Besides being cheap to…
Read MoreColor-changing tile absorb, reflect heat
Anyone with even a passing knowledge of physics knows that dark surfaces absorb heat, while white surfaces are more effective…
Read MoreAeroclay – Aerogel Research at Case Western
This presentation features some of the aerogel work of David Schiraldi’s group at CWRU.
Read MoreUniversity of Missouri’s blast-resistant glass
This new video from the University of Missouri demonstrates a special explosion-resistant glass that may offer protection to federal buildings, other critical infrastructures and even residences vulnerable to hurricanes.
Read MoreNational Renewable Energy Lab’s Center for Photovoltaics
The DOE’s National Renewable Energy Lab has produced this new video that provides an excellent overview of the labs past and present work, including multijunction PV cells, thin-film PVs, deposition process development, PV calibration and real-world outdoor testing.
Read MoreMolasses at DOE, NSF and NASA
Referring, of course, to the still glacial flow of Recovery Act funds from these agencies to those who, you know,…
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