Glowing Pathfinder Bugs from our good friend squidie on Vimeo. In case you are curious, this project uses a Point Grey Bumblebee stereo camera to capture depth map information from…
Read MoreThe Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers, at its international conference in Oxford Belfry, U.K., just gave Bob Campbell, senior publisher at Wiley-Blackwell, its annual award for Contribution to…
Read MoreLawrence Berkley National Lab has been commissioned to beef up the energy efficiency of several federal agencies. A press release from LBNL states that $1.8 million in funding from the…
Read MoreTechnology Review reported that researchers at Cornell University have made a photovoltaic cell out of a single-walled carbon nanotube. They claim it is more energy efficient than conventional photovoltaics. The…
Read MoreSlow going again. The skinny on this week’s activities: Another $393 million added to the pot; $66.7 million was paid out. Department of Energy (5.9% paid out): National Science Foundation…
Read MoreMaybe this is old news, but I didn’t know there was a “Public Service Loan Forgiveness” federal program. In brief, if you work in a “public service” job for at…
Read MoreWell, actually it is quite hard to tell what NYT columnist Thomas Friedman is saying about the solar industry. Like a lot of what he writes, his latest worry-fest is…
Read MoreA trio of organizations in the Seattle area is gearing up to offer advanced training and certification in burying and permanently storing carbon dioxide underground. With $1 million in funding…
Read MoreACerS-Wiley is currently seeking new authors or volume editors for textbooks, handbooks or reference books on ceramics and ceramics-related topics. By publishing with ACerS-Wiley, you are joining a team of…
Read MoreTony died last week after a tough fight with cancer. He is considered to be one of the “giants” in not only ceramic science, but, really, in all of materials…
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