This image of toxic effects from exposure to nanoparticles dates to 2007. New nanotoxicological techniques could mean significant changes to the diagram, but in surprising ways. Credit: Wikimedia. As nanotechnology…
Read MoreDavid Willetts’ speech on the eight-part strategic technology roadmap for the UK. Credit EPSRC. The United Kingdom’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) announced that seeks proposals to fund…
Read MoreMIT researchers improve efficiency of quantum-dot photovoltaic system by adding a forest of nanowires Photovoltaics based on tiny colloidal quantum dots have several potential advantages over other approaches to making…
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The American Ceramic Society is pleased to announce that 18 members will be elevated to Fellow status in 2013. The Fellow designation recognizes ACerS members who have distinguished themselves through…
Read MoreOfficial video (in German) of STO In Aevero aerogel insulation boards. Credit: STO. One of the promises of your basic silica-based aerogel is that it would make a fantastic component…
Read MoreLeco to manufacture accredited reference materials under guidelines of A2LA accreditation program Leco Corp. has received accreditation for reference materials under the A2LA Accreditation Program for Reference Material Producers, in…
Read MoreA workshop in July will consider the promise, progress, and funding priorities of solid oxide fuel cell technology. Credit: NETL. The National Science Foundation uses workshops as a mechanism to…
Read MoreOne free resource for people in the materials field that may grow in significance is the nearly year-old ARPA-E “University.” The university concept grew out of ARPA-E’s 2012 Innovation Summit…
Read MoreThe optical properties of (oxy)nitride materials are tunable by adjusting the oxygen to nitrogen ratio. This opens a broad array of application possibilities. Credit: Xie, et al.; JACerS; Wiley. When…
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