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Solar Energy at Sandia
Chuck Andraka, Sandia National Laboratories engineer, stands in front of the Stirling array at the lab. The Stirling Energy System generates electricity by focusing the sun’s rays onto a receiver, which transmits the heat energy to a Stirling engine. The engine is a sealed system filled with hydrogen. As the gas heats and cools, its pressure rises and falls. The change in pressure drives the pistons inside the engine, producing mechanical power, which in turn drives a generator and makes electricity.
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Save Energy Now is a national initiative of the Industrial Technologies Program (ITP) to drive a 25% reduction in industrial energy intensity in ten years. Industrial companies can participate in no-cost energy assessments and utilize ITP resources to reduce energy use while increasing profits. Plants can apply for a no-cost energy assessment by a DOE energy expert. The DOE also offers system-specific software tools to analyze your plant. Learn more.
The Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Information Center answers questions on all EERE's products and services. Industrial callers are eligible for an advanced level of service that includes engineering assistance, research, and software support for plant staff and industrial service providers working on industrial energy savings projects. Learn more.
Sandia National Laboratories has been chosen as project manager of a new Department of Energy program called Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems (SEGIS). It will provide R&D funding to develop less expensive, higher-performing products to enhance solar photovoltaic systems. Industry teams include Apollo Solar, EMTEC, Enphase, General Electric, Nextek Power Systems, Petra Solar, Princeton Power, Premium Power, PV Powered, Smart Spark, Florida Solar Energy Center of the University of Central Florida, and VPT Energy Inc. Learn more. |
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Meeting the Challenges to the Materials Industries Posed by Materials Supply, Energy, Environmental Constraints, Global Competition, and New Technologies (Feb. 23-27, 2009)
A Perfect Storm is Converging on the Materials Industries —
THIS NEW COURSE WILL HELP YOU COPE.
This is a different breed of course for ASM, and one that addresses potentially devastating challenges. Although the course is geared for the metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites industries, it actually applies to all manufacturing.
The course covers controversial and difficult topics, and it presents some issues most of us would rather ignore (if only we could!). There will be ample opportunities for discussion.
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UAV Launches from Submarine
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The Cormorant unmanned air vehicle can rise out of the depths from a nuclear-powered submarine, spread its wings, and fly above the sea. Made of titanium and other advanced materials, the Cormorant weighs about four tons. To compensate for underwater pressures that are three times greater than the maximum pressure that a typical aircraft can withstand, the inside of the Cormorant will be pressurized with inert gas or air. Smart, stealthy, and fast, the Cormorant's gull-like wings can fold and unfold around the body of the aircraft.
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Deadline for abstracts is December 17, 2008.
JOIN YOUR COLLEAGUES TO EXPLORE
New Material and Process Technology for the Aerospace Industry
Share your ideas and advances in the fields of
• Hybrid structures
• Advanced rotorcraft materials technologies
• Emerging materials and processes
• Environmentally compliant materials and processes
• Titanium alloy technology
• Composites
For more information, visit the AeroMat 2009 website.
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Bomb-Sniffing Bees?
Members of the Los Alamos National Laboratory's Stealthy Insect Sensor project have used sweet treats to condition honeybees to respond to the chemical scent of explosives. The bees extend their proboscis (tongue) when exposed to explosives. Team members have trained the bees to do this by rewarding them with a dose of sugar each time they react to the smell of explosive chemicals such as TNT and C-4. Proboscis extension is a reflex normally triggered by the presence of nectar.
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The Complete Current Issue of AM&P is Now Available Online!
Click on the cover or table of contents to see the digital edition.
Advanced Materials & Processes is the monthly technical publication of ASM International. For more information, visit www.asminternational.org
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ASM publishes breaking industry news articles to our web site every day! Below are the top news items of the week; view the full-text articles and more headline news online.
Argonne National Lab Deploys Supercomputer for Open Science Research
PRNewswire
The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory has successfully deployed Intrepid, which combines one of the world's fastest computers with advanced technology capabilities from Argonne, DataDirect Networks, IBM, and Myricom, to meet the intense computing and data demands of petascale computing.
Amedica’s Ceramic Spinal Implant System Gains CE Mark
PRNewswire
Amedica Corp. has received a CE (Conformite Europeene) mark for its Valeo family of ceramic spinal intervertebral spacers. This family includes Valeo C and Valeo TL spacers made of Amedica's novel silicon nitride ceramic for surgical correction or stabilization of the spine.
Energy Conversion Devices Enters Multi-Year Agreement With Italy’s Marcegaglia
PRNewswire-FirstCall
Energy Conversion Devices Inc., the leading global manufacturer of thin-film flexible solar laminates, and Marcegaglia S.p.A., a leading Italian steel manufacturing company, announce a combined multi-year supply agreement for UNI-SOLAR cells. Under the agreement, ECD's subsidiary, United Solar Ovonic, will supply Marcegaglia with individual photovoltaic cells for integrated commercial roofing products that Marcegaglia is developing based on its metal roofing products.
General Dynamics to Design Abrams Tank for Saudi Arabia
PRNewswire-FirstCall
General Dynamics Land Systems has been awarded $58.3 million to design the new Saudi M1A2 Abrams tank for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Under this engineering contract, General Dynamics will design, develop, convert, implement, and test a hybrid configuration of the M1A1, M1A2, and M1A2 System Enhancement Package tank variants for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Past Presidents of ASM
JFK once told a group of Nobel Laureates, “"There hasn't been such an extraordinary collection of talent and knowledge gathered in this room since Thomas Jefferson dined here alone." ASM staffers felt the same way recently when we took this photograph of 14 Past Presidents and two Managing Directors of ASM International.
Our Past Presidents maintain an informal, continuing and personal linkage with our society, providing a unique and invaluable resource for giving advice and guidance to the ASM President, Board of Trustees, and Managing Director.
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Nomination Deadline for the 2009 Class of Fellows is Fast Approaching!
The honor of Fellow of the society was established to provide recognition to members for distinguished contributions in the field of materials science and engineering, and to develop a broadly based forum for technical and professional leaders to serve as advisors to the society.
Criteria for the Fellow award are:
• outstanding accomplishments in materials science or engineering
• broad and productive achievement in production, manufacturing, management, design, development, research or education
• five years current, continuous membership
Complete information, including the rules, interpretive comments, and user-friendly nomination form, are available on the ASM website or by contacting Carole Chesla, Awards Program, ASM International, Materials Park, OH 44073-0002; tel: 440/338-5151, ext. 5330
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Reliability and Consistency in Thermal Spray:
Vital for Industry Production
December 2-3, 2008
Montreal, Quebec
Building on a very successful Sensors and Controls conference offered in 2004, The Thermal Spray Society will host a symposium on “Improving Reliability and Consistency in Thermal Spray” on December 2-3, 2008. This conference will explore emerging technologies, practices, training and certification processes and discuss ways that these factors will impact the thermal spray industry by providing improved reliability and consistency of thermal spray coatings.
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2009 IBSC Conference
April 26-29, 2009
Hilton in the Walt Disney World Resort®
Orlando, Florida
Recognized by industry professionals as the world’s premier event for the brazing and soldering community.
When you attend IBSC 2009, you’ll join hundreds of other professionals, scientists and engineers from around the globe involved in the research, development and application of brazing and soldering. The three-day conference will provide one of the most comprehensive technical programs available to the brazing and soldering community, as well as valuable networking, pre-conference educational programs and exhibits where attendees can find out more about the latest trends, products, processes and techniques available in the brazing and soldering industry.
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Senior Level Advisor for Materials Science and Engineering Mechanics
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C.
In this vital advisory position in the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, you will have broad responsibility in the areas of materials science, engineering mechanics, and related issues. You will provide authoritative technical and scientific advice and analysis to senior agency management on a wide-spectrum of complex scientific and engineering issues related to materials science and engineering mechanics in operating nuclear power plants.
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ASM-Indian Institute of Metals Seeks 2009 Visiting Lecturers
Qualified lecturers:
• Are ASM members who visit India
• Have experience with delivering technical presentations of interest to government, industrial or academic organizations
• Can lecture on current technological conditions in India
• Will be available between April 1 and December 31, 2009
• Have definite travel plans to and from India using own funds
Award carries with it an $800 honorarium to be used for travel expenses within India during their visit and a certificate of recognition to be presented at the ASM Leadership Awards Luncheon scheduled for October 2009 in Pittsburgh, PA during MS&T’09.
Deadline for application is February 1, 2009. For more information, contact Carole Chesla at 440/338-5151 ext. 5330
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