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RUSNANO to produce abrasive resistant parts using nanostructured ceramic and metal-ceramic materials The Supervisory Council has approved RUSNANO participation in…
Read MoreVideo of the week – S.K. Sundaram on the use of non-contact methods, such as FTIR, to measure materials properties
[Image above] Credit: ACerS; YouTube S.K. Sundaram is chief materials scientist at the Pacific Northwest National Lab. In this short…
Read MoreBismuth-telluride discovery brings spintronics devices closer
Researchers at the DOE’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University think they have a nifty new material that could…
Read MoreAerogel’s potential to mop up oil spills
Aerogel, sometimes referred to as “frozen smoke,” could one day mop up oil spills and filter wastewater because of its…
Read MoreSelf-adhesive resin cement introduced for dentists
Ivoclar Vivadent has announced the introduction of SpeedCEM, a dual-curing, self-adhesive resin cement for the cementation of high-strength indirect restorations.…
Read MoreVideo of long-life lithium battery pack
Credit: bboumanoo1; YouTube Following on the heels of Ann’s post about PolyPlus’s lithium-air, single-use, long-shelf-life battery, I thought I’d post…
Read MoreCeramic Coatings
Advances in Porcelain Enamel Technology: Ceramic Transactions Volume 211 by C. Baldwin, H. Evele, R. Pershinsky April 2010, Hardcover US…
Read MoreWaterproof lithium-air batteries
A company based in Berkeley, Calif., is developing lightweight, high-energy, single-use batteries that can use the surrounding air as a…
Read MoreStrides made in nanotube-based mass measurements
According to the ICT Results website, researchers at a European Union-sponsored project say their method to use carbon nanotubes to…
Read MoreTop 25 institutions ranked for alternative energy research
Elsevier, publisher of scientific, technical and medical information, announced the results of its SciVal Spotlight Alternative Energy Research Leadership study.…
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