The DOE announced the selection of three projects under the Office of Fossil Energy’s University Turbine Systems Research Program. University researchers will investigate the chemistry and physics of advanced turbines,…
Read MoreVia Gizmag, news came out about the UK-based company Zircotec that developed what it claims to be the first-ever flexible ceramic heat-shield material, opening the door for ceramic materials to…
Read MoreI know this is not actually news given that word of this came out several days ago, but you have to trust me on this: Turn off the Simpsons, NCI,…
Read MoreSome times it’s one step forward and one step back. Apparently IARPA is now yanking its stake in NIST quantum computing research.
Read MoreA team led by Yale University researchers has successfully implemented simple algorithms using a quantum processor based on microwave solid-state technology – similar to that found in computers and cell…
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How do you sinter material to perfection to make it as transparent as window glass . . . or a single crystal?
Read MoreWith a hat tip to Gizmag, I want to point out that the New York Times has a recent story about efforts to enhance the efficiencies of incandescent light bulbs…
Read MoreAfter five failed attempts, space shuttle Endeavour lifted off at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on the STS-127 mission to the International Space Station. Endeavour’s flight will deliver the…
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