GNEII nuclear energy safety, security institute was officially launched with the signing of an agreement among TEES, Sandia National Laboratories and Khalifa University. Credit: Khalifa University. The world now is…
Read MoreTEM image of a Ti02 nanocrystal after hydrogenation reveals engineered disorder on the crystal’s surface, a change that enables the photocatalyst to absorb infrared light. Credit S. Mao et al;…
Read MoreBeakers, such as this, and other porcelain lab equipment will be be part of an art exhibit opening in early June, which highlights the beauty of functional clay products manufactured…
Read Morea) Schematic of the HPCVD process, where a high pressure precursor mixture is configured to flow into a capillary (left). When the capillary is heated, well-developed annular films are deposited.…
Read More(h/t to KB) Corning recently published a video, “A Day Made of Glass,” which the company says is its vision for the future with specialty glass. It’s an interesting video…
Read MoreSent out a few minutes ago from the DOE, this is from Secretary Steven Chu’s testimony this morning before the United States House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development (part…
Read MoreIt goes without saying that all ACerS members, leaders and staff are distraught about the effects of Japan’s earthquake, tsunami and the struggle of that nation to regain control of…
Read MoreX-ray microtomograms of trabecular bone geometry across six orders of magnitude of animals’ body mass. (a) lesser dwarf shrew, (b) Arctic fox, (c) Przewlaski’s horse and (d) Asian elephant. Credit:…
Read MoreCredit: Corning Inc. My local NPR station’s broadcast of its Morning Edition show today carried a story (audio and print) about Corning’s Gorilla Glass. I’ve covered Gorilla Glass quite a…
Read MoreHere is what we are hearing: CoorsTek invests $3 million in EmiSense Technologies (pdf) EmiSense Technologies, LLC today announced it has closed its second round of funding. The investment round…
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