Posts by Lisa McDonald
Molasses 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,…
Read MoreVideo of the week: ‘Bridge-in-a-backpack’ construction
Credit: AITLLC; YouTube As discussed in Ann’s post from yesterday, this video shows the building of the Neal Bridge in…
Read MoreMaine’s manicotti bridge
The New York Times has a report on a candidate for the ‘bridge of the future” title: the Neal Bridge…
Read MoreRio Tinto sells, China expands African bauxite holdings
According to TradingMarkets.com, Rio Tinto is selling its 80 percent stake in Ghana’s only bauxite mine to Chinese minerals group…
Read MoreFirst call for 2010 award nominations
Distinguished Life… Jeppson… Kingery… Purdy… Coble… Spriggs. These are just a few of the awards that will presented to deserving…
Read MoreMonday materials music
A hat tip to The Great Beyond. Pharyngulia says this is promotional video for the Australian research organization CSIRO. I…
Read MoreWorld’s smallest nuclear battery
Via a press release from University of Missouri, we learn that researchers are developing a nuclear battery that is smaller,…
Read MoreNIST researchers find way to produce molecule-scale monopoles
A team at NIST’s Center for Neutron Research, led by Hiroaki Kadowaki of Tokyo Metropolitan University, has found a way…
Read MoreElemental design: Periodic coffee table
If there was a contest for the nerdiest piece of furniture ever made, my money would be on this Periodic…
Read MoreThermoreversible gelcasting and lamination
The current issue of the International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology reports on a Northwestern University group’s work related to…
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