A group from the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology and the Fine Ceramics Research Association in Nagoya, Japan, reported in a recent issue of Science about their…
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Del Day, the Curators’ Professor Emeritus of Missouri University of Science and Technology, discusses his work in the field of bioglass. Day, a former president of ACerS, has spent several…
Read MoreVia the Nanowerk website, we get a story about efforts by the Institute of Energy Research at the German Research Center Jülich (FZJ) to deal with some of the practical…
Read MoreAs I mentioned last week, we will be introducing some changes to this blog starting tomorrow. Most of these changes are of the behind-the-scenes type, but one big noticeable change…
Read MoreDesert Star Systems is developing a special self-powered “archival tag” – the SeaTag-GEO – to track fish under a NOAA funded project. The idea behind these tags is that researchers…
Read MoreEngineers are getting craftier and craftier about making one material that is capable of more than one function, especially in the realm of nanomaterials. It can be a little difficult…
Read MoreAerogel experiments from squidie on Vimeo. Now go get your week started!
Read MoreOhio, in general, is developing a reputation for having a fuel cell business corridor, and the Columbus-area NexTech Materials is one example. The company recently demonstrated what it claims to…
Read MoreA slight uptick in the number of DOE checks going out last week. NSF’s cash going out even slower. Regardless, it’s still like a trickle. . . Department of Energy…
Read MoreLumenhaus is Virginia Tech’s zero-energy home that can be completely powered by the sun and geothermal energy. Other sustainable features include the use of passive energy systems, radiant heating and…
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