Materials & Innovations

Graphene memory possible?

By / August 26, 2008

Writers at the IEEE Spectrum report that molecule-size memory may be possible using graphene. Electrons flow extremely fast in graphene, much faster than in silicon, and a graphene transistor could really zip. That’s been the good news. The bad news, until now however, is that it’s hard to stop current from flowing in graphene once…

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本周视频:有关Nocera的电解催化剂的更多信息

By / August 26, 2008

In a previous edition of Ceramic Tech Weekly, we posted information and a brief video about MIT researcher Daniel Nocera and his apparently successful efforts to cut down on the use of costly platinum. Now the good folks at Blip.TV have gone out and toured Nocera’s lab and conducted a longer interview with him. Check…

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From the ashes of the old: Reclaimed uranium

By / August 25, 2008

A researcher at the University of Idaho has penned an agreement with a leading nuclear power company to launch a new type of recycling plant that can harvest uranium and other materials from the ashes of radioactive garbage to be recycled back into nuclear fuel using an efficient, environmentally friendly technology, according to university officials.…

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New “skin” to provide more human touch

By / August 24, 2008

《科学杂志》发表了研究,表明日本科学家开发了一种既可拉伸又能够进行电力的复合皮肤,领导东京大学的研究人员可以预测用材料覆盖的机器人应用,这些材料既可以感觉到热量和压力。他们一直试图解决的问题是……

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催化剂发现解锁低成本太阳能存储

By / 2008年8月18日

麻省理工学院的研究人员发现了一种相当便宜且简便的方法来存储太阳能,因此当太阳没有发光时可以使用它 - 他们声称这一发展将使太阳能在未来十年内成为主流能源。

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Aluminum Prices to Soar

By / 2008年8月18日

铝供应无法与需求保持同步,因为生产商无法获得足够的电力来生产轻质金属。互联网新闻服务说,关于全球电力的紧缩可能会向已经有历史的高价发送铝价,又飞涨了33%…

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