Professor Zhu of Queensland University of Technology shows jars of sodium titanate nanofibers and nanotubes that pull radioactive cesium and iodine isotopes from contaminated water by ion exchange. Credit: QUT…
Read MoreNoble laureates Novoselov and Geim, left, along with Nancy Rothwell, president and vice-chancellor of the University of Manchester, meet with UK Science Minister David Willetts and Osborne to discuss plans for…
Read MoreSnapshot of 3D temperature distribution in YBCO tape during quench show a very high local temperature gradient. A multiscale modeling approach developed at North Carolina State University helps optimize superconductor…
Read MoreSample of current EU unemployment rates. Source: Google Public Data Explorer. A story from the Guardian (UK) written by John Kampfer has some interesting thoughts about why Germany now seems…
Read MoreThe phenomenon of superconductivity was discovered in 1911. Fifty years of physics research followed, and in 1962 Westinghouse introduced the first commercial superconducting wire, a niobium-titanium alloy wire. Its critical…
Read MoreThe GameUniversity of Illinois at Pennsylvania State UniversityOct. 29, 3:30 p.m., ET I went to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as an undergrad because it met my three criteria:…
Read MoreNSF director Subra Suresh (above) reported during the MS&T11 plenary session that the next step in getting out information about MGI funding opportunities would come in the “Dear Colleague Letter.”…
Read MoreHere’s what we’re hearing (some info from news releases): Kyocera Supplies 2MW of modules for solar power plant in France Kyocera announced that is has supplied 8 solar modules for a…
Read MoreArchitect’s drawing of the renovated first floor of the Eiffel Tower showing a glass floor and railing system, and new pavilions. Credit: SETE. Architectural glass will be the centerpiece of…
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