Basic science

Materials stories that may also be of interest

By / February 25, 2011

Worth a look: ‘Rechargeable’ anti-microbial surfaces boost food safety A University of Massachusetts Amherst food scientist is developing a way to improve food safety by adding a thin anti-microbial layer…

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Netzsch planning high-temperature materials conference this fall in Boston

By / February 24, 2011

Ultra-high temperature materials are required in hypersonic aerospace applications, such as NASA’s X-51A vehicle. Credit: NASA. Netzsch Instruments has announced that it is launching what I assume it hopes to…

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Glass commission to hold ‘summer school’ for new researchers

By / February 24, 2011

Mathematical simulation of silicate glass. The International Commission on Glass has announced it is holding its third annual summer school event for new researchers in glass science and technology in…

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Not yet in home LED heaven – but maybe next year

By / February 16, 2011

Because several ACerS members are directly or indirectly involved with LED research and development, and because I am doing some remodeling at my house, I figured that now would be…

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Materials stories that may also be of interest

By / October 15, 2010

At the end of each week, I end up with a list of a bunch of stories I started to write about, or started to investigate or didn’t even get…

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Paper-grown ZnO nanorods, nanoneedles

By / October 6, 2010

a) FESEM image of aligned ZnO nanorods. b) TEM image of a single nanorod. c) HRTEM image takenfrom the edge of the ZnO nanorod. Inset: Corresponding SAED pattern.(Credit: Nanowerk.com. Reprinted…

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“Fathers of graphene” awarded Nobel Prize

By / October 5, 2010

Researchers use electron-beam lithography to microfabricate graphene devices. (Credit: University of Manchester, UK) Two University of Manchester researchers have been awarded this year’s Nobel Prize for Physics for their work…

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Counter crystal seeding phenomenon reported

By / April 21, 2010

The “seed effect” of nucleation in liquids is well known: When liquids come in contact with solids, the crystalline surface can induce layering of the adjacent atoms in the liquid…

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Video of the week: The role of R&D in renewable energy

By / December 30, 2009

Dan Arvizu, Director of the National Renewable Energy Lab, discusses the role of research and development in the age of renewable energy. Run time 1 hour.

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EU calls for €50 billion renewable energy investments

By / October 17, 2009

(via Rare Metals) The European Commission announced it is trying to assemble a joint effort by governments, nonprofits and businesses to develop the technologies to address climate change and a…

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