Ceramic Tech Today

Graphene transistors to grow in size, reduce cost of electronics

By / June 22, 2010

In the advanced online edition of Nature Nanotechnology, researchers have developed a new method to produce graphene sheets leading to a diagonal dimension of 30 in. – larger than ever…

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Quantum dots to reduce heat loss in PV cells

By / June 21, 2010

In a recent post at ScientificAmerican.com, David Bielo details many of the inefficiencies of photovoltaic cells. Although layered cells composed of various elements can convert more than 40 percent of…

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Iowa State Portland cement expert provide some insights on Deepwater Horizon oil well failure

By / June 18, 2010

A Portland cement concrete research engineer at Iowa State University says poor decision making, not poor technology, doomed the Deepwater Horizon. Bob Steffes, ISU’s Institute for Transportation, bases his conclusions…

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There’s still time to suggest an SEM shot!

By / June 17, 2010

Recently we gave our readers the opportunity to suggest an item for viewing under a scanning electron microscope. The ideas have been great, but we want more! Check out this…

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Toyota, Tesla team to build all electric cars

By / June 16, 2010

The undisputed hybrid king, Toyota, says it is teaming  up with Tesla Motors in the development of electric cars that run solely on lithium-ion batteries. As part of the deal,…

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Videos of the week – LED lighting without cords

By / June 16, 2010

Today’s videos are variations on the same theme – LED light bulbs that operate without an electrical connection. The video above features the N100 bulb from a new Hong Kong…

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Researchers achieve ‘printing’ of graphene nanostructures, nanocircuits

By / June 16, 2010

A group of researchers representing several institutions report in Science they have gained new abilities to “print” graphene oxide-based nano-scale replacements for IC wiring and some semiconductor devices using a…

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DuPont opens North American photovoltaic research facility

By / June 15, 2010

DuPont opened a North American photovoltaic applications lab at its Chestnut Run facility in Wilmington, Del., to support materials development for the fast-growing photovoltaic energy market, according to a recent…

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Daytime sun, nighttime breeze brings first dual-sourced renewable power plant

By / June 14, 2010

According to California solar power advocacy group Sunpluggers.com, wind turbines may be installed among the photovoltaic panels of a planned PV power plant in Palm Springs, Calif. This would be…

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Knowledge of lithium, gold, rare earths in Afghanistan known even earlier than NYT reports

By / June 14, 2010

The New York Times story starts the timeline in the 1980s: “They soon learned that the data had been collected by Soviet mining experts during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan…

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