Work done by University of Utah’s Nuclear Engineering Program and Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute has resulted an iPhone app that can display reactor core simulations for any reactor. According…
Read MoreThis is Bike-to-Work week and Bike Month in a lot of communities and cities across the U.S., and one of the accessories being increasing offered is a set of lightweight…
Read MoreI finally got someone in the DOE press office to field some of my questions about why Recovery Act checks aren’t being sent! Ahem, that only took about 8 months.…
Read MoreThe DOE Pulse reported that, using specialized cubic zirconia, scientists from Nanjing Normal University in China and Pacific Northwest National Lab created a membrane that could drop the temperature inside…
Read MoreNavistar’s first eStar 100-mile electric truck, powered by one of A123 System’s batteries, is rolling off the assembly line. I know that because I “participated” in a bizarre conference call,…
Read MoreZircoa Inc. has announced something of a sale for its specialty refractory ceramic product. The Ohio company has launched a special “Excess Inventory Program” on its website. “We have excess…
Read MoreA computer touch screen that powers itself? It may only be five years until your iPad has this. Technology Review reports that Samsung and Sungkyunkwan University (Korea) have teamed up…
Read MoreGlass manufacturing, at least fiberglass production, may be seeing signs of improving. PPG Industries just announced that it has restarted a furnace at its facility in Shelby, N.C. The restart…
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