DOE’s Recovery Act project status as of Feb. 13, 2013. Over $6 billion is still unspent. Source: Recovery.gov. A few weeks ago, we wrote about how the European Commission had…
Read MoreArt Institute of Chicago art conservation scientist, Francesca Casadio, explains to delegates at the 2012 ICC4 meeting a project that investigated the enamel paints used in Pablo Picasso’s The Red Chair painting.…
Read MoreWhat an active field! Oxygen tolerance of an in silico-designed bioinspired hydrogen-evolving catalyst in water (PNAS) Certain bacterial enzymes, the diiron hydrogenases, have turnover numbers for hydrogen production from water…
Read MoreThe future of Fisker Automotive’s luxury hybrid vehicle is unclear after DOE suspended its loan guarantee. That affects the fortunes of its vendors, including A123, supplier of the battery packs.…
Read MoreThe European Union is backing graphene and brains with the award of two enormous research projects. Credit: EC. Peter called it. Last week he told us about hints that the…
Read MoreTwo new developments and announcements related to graphene research indicate that the European region is more than ever committed to major R&D work with the extraordinary material. The first development…
Read MoreBack in October, Corning held its second “Advancing the Vision” symposium in Palo Alto, Calif., to hear from a broad and select field of advanced technology consumers (e.g., advanced medical,…
Read MoreThe peaceful exterior of the Capitol building belies the contentious budget battles within that Congress faces in the next six weeks. Credit: Architect of the Capitol; Wikipedia. Sigh. The nation…
Read MoreThe launch of the DOE’s $120 million Critical Materials Institute (nee “Hub”), the fifth energy innovation-oriented “integrated research center” initiated by the Obama administration, strikes me as mainly a balanced…
Read MoreCredit: Architect of the Capitol; Wikipedia. Congress’ work in the last few days has been a classic case of Good News/Bad News for innovation and research. The good news is…
Read More