Posts by Lisa McDonald
‘Hospital on a chip’ promises fewer battlefield deaths
Fewer soldiers will die on the battlefield if two U.S. researchers succeed in developing a project called “field hospital on a…
Read MoreShucks, making man-made ‘nacre’ isn’t so hard
Two different approaches to the creation of materials that could be described as artificial nacre – nacre being that super…
Read MoreMeasuring nanomaterials as they grow
Thanks to researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., scientists now have a way to measure nanomaterials as they…
Read MoreOne BAM good nanocoating!
(Also – see BAM Update here.) What’s almost as hard as diamond, slicker than Teflon and “green” enough to reduce…
Read MoreArmy intros new energy program, test projects
The United State Army’s newly introduced energy plan calls for the construction of what could be the world’s most powerful solar power…
Read MoreVideo of the week – Oodles of Oobleck
Today we feature a classic experiment/weird experience in materials science, rheology, shear stress, strain rate, non-Newtonian fluid mechanics – and…
Read MoreNew pre-approved contracts speed access to DOE labs
DOE has developed two pre-approved, standardized contracts that will now make it easier for academia and industry to use its…
Read MoreWaterless concrete to cut building costs on moon
If you think building a house on Earth is expensive, try building a space station on the moon. That’s what…
Read MoreObama – what’s in store for clean-tech businesses?
The reality of a depressed economy may temper President-Elect Obama’s approach to environmental issues, but it won’t tamper with his…
Read MoreHonda displays second fuel cell vehicle
Ya gotta hand it to Honda for positioning itself at the front of the this game-changing technology. On the heels…
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