I used to imagine a lot of the bio-inspired ideas, such as flying maple seed pods (above) and artificial jellyfish arose on Thursday or Friday afternoons around happy hour time…
Read MoreOptical vortex generated using a radial polarization converter. Credit: Altechna; Kazansky et al., University of Southampton. Back in May, University of Southampton researchers published a short paper in Applied Physics Letters…
Read MoreSeriously. We do. While doing some research, I was perusing the online ACerS Career Center’s listings (free to job hunters and employers!) and noticed there are something like 54 positions employers…
Read MoreBrazil’s Laboratório Nacional de Luz Síncrotron is a national research institution dedicated physics, chemistry, material science and life sciences. Credit: LNLS. Last week we linked to a story about how DOE…
Read MoreFuel cell powered bus in London. Credit: Tom Page, Creative Commons. Fuel cell supporters have generally been disappointed that the DOE hasn’t done more for the technology or hydrogen-based technologies,…
Read MoreThe US Patent and Trademark Office issued Patent Number 8,000,000 to Second Sight Medical Products for its retinal prosthesis device. Meanwhile, patent reform is working its way through Congress. Credit:…
Read MoreOne step forward, one step back for Molycorp-Hitachi rare earths relationship; Sumitomo deal stalled
I am still trying to figure out exactly what to make of this: Last week, Molycorp issued its quarterly report to investors, in which it both announced a “master supply…
Read MoreCarbon nanotube and graphene electrode nanodevice. The electrical properties of a 1,000 atom nanodevice were calculated using first-principles computation methods. Credit: Fujitsu Laboratories press release. A key tenet of the…
Read MoreCredit: MSNBC; Corning Inc. The video below is a recent production of MSNBC’s Future of Technology series. It covers both familiar ground, such as the glass cubes that project out…
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