The 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,…
Read MoreMaterials folks – are you already working on a Phase II SBIR or STTR grants project and itching to take it to the next level? The DOE just announced that…
Read MoreDOE’s ARPA-E program today announced it would be funding 43 new high-risk, high-reward energy projects to the tune of $92 million. The funding is grouped into three areas: Grid-scale modular…
Read MoreAccording to new reports in BusinessWeek and Metal-Pages, China is cutting export quotas for the rare earths and metals – required in many advanced ceramic and glass applications – by…
Read MoreThere’s more than $18 million in new funding coming to students and U.S. university programs that are focusing on nuclear power education and research. The DOE’s Nuclear Energy University Program…
Read MoreFor a change, I am going to start my macro-level observations by looking at the National Science Foundation. As indicated in the chart above the agency has only been able…
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