With today’s announcement that it will be using $122 million to launch a new energy hub on artificial photosynthesis, the DOE is making a sizable commitment to both renewable energy…
Read More[Two notes: The comments below are my opinions. Sometimes convention need to be re-examined, especially as new technology and other conventions around us change. Second, I have replaced the original…
Read MoreHarper International has been awarded a contract to supply an advanced thermal processing system for the sintering of nuclear fuel pellets. Sintering is the crucial final step in the refinement…
Read MoreI hope a PIO is to blame for this too-clever headline: “Lithium could be gold mine for Afghanistan.” But, the premise of this story is false and is emerging as…
Read MoreI once heard the old horrible saying about spouses – “you can’t live with ’em and you can’t live without ’em” – used to describe the venerable poster sessions at…
Read MoreThe DOE tells me ARPA-E still has “help wanted” signs out in several areas of the organization dedicated to high-risk, high-reward energy R&D. Program Directors: For three- year stints, ARPA-E…
Read MoreThe materials science and engineering honorary society, Alpha Sigma Mu, now has several really unique and attractive ties and scarves you won’t find anywhere else. Admittedly, these accessories are a…
Read MoreAre you a Material Advantage member who recently stopped receiving email notices about new posts on this blog? There are about 2,900 of you out there whom we had to…
Read MoreA new White House report and press release asserts that the United State’s share of the world’s advance battery market will have grown tremendously in about six years, moving from…
Read MoreA major advantage of solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells is that they do not suffer problems with solvent leakage and corrosion. Recent research into synthesis of the anode material, nanocrystalline TiO2,…
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