Updated: 2012-09-25 17:26:10
At SOURCE Seattle, I had the pleasure of seeing Jeff Lowder and Patrick Florer present on “The Base Rate Fallacy.” The talk was excellent, lining up the idea of the base rate fallacy, how and why it matters to infosec. (…)Read the rest of this entry »
Updated: 2012-09-21 20:17:57
A postdoctoral position is immediately available to conduct theoretical research in quantum information physics and quantum engineering, with emphasis on open quantum system dynamics and quantum control. Opportunities for collaboration with experimentalists will be available. Qualified candidates should email a … Continue reading →
Updated: 2012-09-13 15:16:54
I’ll be at SOURCE Seattle this week. I’m really excited to be speaking on “Security Lessons from Star Wars” at 10AM today.
Updated: 2012-09-09 17:01:20
The Center for Quantum Technologies (CQT), and University College London (UCL) invite applications for a post-doctoral research position to commence on 1 January 2013 or on a date determined by agreement. The successful candidates will be associated with the Center … Continue reading →
Updated: 2012-09-09 15:30:00
When materials scientists look at the periodic table
of elements, they don’t see a chart full of symbols and numbers; they see a vast molecular pantry that allows a near-infinite number of recipes. Successful raids on this pantry can benefit all of us. Take solar power. In the 113 years between the discovery of the physics behind photovoltaic solar cells and the year 2000, less than
2 gigawatts of solar power capacity was installed around the world. But recent improvements in the molecular structure of the silicon in photovoltaic panels helped bring online more than 10 gigawatts of new solar power in 2011 alone. Or consider the improvements in desalination plants, where in the past four decades the energy required to turn seawater into clean drinking water has fallen an estimated 90 percent, due largely to improvements in the filters used to remove salts. Cleaner energy and more efficient ways to use it: As the world’s population steadily demands more resources, the ingenuity of materials scientists will become increasingly vital.
To understand the innovations unfolding now—and the ones that may lie ahead—DISCOVER partnered with the Chemical Heritage Foundation in Philadelphia to bring together six experts in materials science. Thomas Connelly is chief innovation officer at DuPont; he has managed the company’s Kevlar and Teflon businesses. Solid-state materials scientist Ryan Dirkx is vice president of R & D at Arkema, where he has worked on Plexiglas acrylic. Global intermediates technology manager at ExxonMobil, Mark Doriski has led production of the molecular building blocks used to create the versatile, chainlike molecules known as polymers. Chemist Greg Nelson is chief technology officer of Eastman Chemical. Chris Pappas is president of Styron, a company that develops plastics, latex, and synthetic rubber. And
A. N. Sreeram, vice president of R & D at Dow’s Advanced Materials Division, works on the application of new materials in the health-care and automotive industries. Ivan Amato, author of Stuff: The Materials the World Is Made Of, moderated their conversation.
How Is Materials Science
Changing the World Now?
A. N. SREERAM: The easy answer is to look at personal electronics. But materials science has made aggressive innovation in other, more fundamental areas that are critically important for us, like shelter. Forty-eight percent of the energy footprint of the U.S. is spent in keeping our living spaces heated during winters and cooled during summertime. We have to conserve that energy. If you insulate your houses well, you can save a lot. Products like polystyrene blue board insulation, along with other materials to seal your windowsills, can substantially reduce leakage of energy from your house...
Image: Clockwise from left: A.N. Sreeram, vice president of R&D, Dow Chemical; Greg Nelson, chief technology officer, Eastman Chemical; Mark Doriski, clobal intermediates technology manager, Exxon-Mobile; Ivan Amato, moderator; Thomas Connelly, chief innovation officer, DuPont; Ryan Dirkx, vice president of R&D, Arkema; Christopher Pappas, president and CEO, Styron
Updated: 2012-09-08 17:30:32
The blog header image is repeating because of something in the stylesheets. I can’t see where the bug is. If someone can help out, I’d be much obliged. Expanded to add: It appears that there’s a computed “repeat” on the (…)Read the rest of this entry »
Updated: 2012-09-08 06:47:15
Publish Date: Fri, 09/07/2012 - 22:27Created by wordle.com using the full text of my dissertation.
After Caroline Farrior.
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Updated: 2012-09-07 22:40:30
Publish Date: Fri, 09/07/2012 - 14:29The video of the talk I gave August 22 is up on YouTube now, thanks to my host and friend, Mike Morton of the Google Goggles team. Here it is (it's an hour long):
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