Credit: NREL Last week the DOE announced $110 million in photovoltaic grants. Most recently, the agency announced it wants to invest another $170 million in specific advanced solar technologies and…
Read MoreEarlier I did a post about how the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering at the State University of New York at Albany would be a big partner in the new U.S.…
Read MoreCredit: CNSE. DOE Secretary Steven Chu made two major announcements today that indicate the agencies strong and continued support for renewable energy such as advanced hydro and photovoltaic power systems.…
Read MoreSchematic of MecoCoat’s high energy density fusion cladding process for a pipe. Credit: MesoCoat. If Andrew Sherman, CEO of MesoCoat Inc. were channeling Mark Twain, he might offer his…
Read MoreHere’s what we are hearing (from press releases): Upgraded universal borescope from Schoelly Imaging offers modular advantage Schoelly Imaging Inc. announces an upgrade to its 4.0mm universal borescope, a modular borescope…
Read MorePVC watermain installation. Source: Wikipedia. At ACerS’ 2010 Ceramic Leadership Summit, one Lux Research analyst implored the materials research and business community to pay attention to the opportunities emerging in…
Read MoreCredit: Allentown Shotcrete Technology. The Freedonia Group, a market research firm, says that the market for refractory products generally will enjoy strong, steady growth over the next three years, especially…
Read MoreElectron micrographs of the cross-section of magnesium phosphate cement-cylinders. (a) MPC-cylinder without bacteria. (b) Macroporous structure within the inner section of freshly prepared MPC with embedded R. ruber bacteria. (c)…
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