Science and Technology Review March 2012 [electronic resource]

• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 621.3 Electrical, magnetic, optical, communications, computer engineering; electronics, lighting
• Thông tin xuất bản: Livermore, Calif : Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ; Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 2012
• Mô tả vật lý: Size: PDF-file: 32 pages
• Bộ sưu tập: Metadata
• ID: 256794
• Chủ đề: 1. 30 direct energy conversion; 2. 36 materials science; 3. 42 engineering; 4. 59 basic biological sciences; 5. 71 classical and quantum mechanics, general physics; 6. Additives; 7. Bacteria; 8. Biochemical fuel cells; 9. Design; 10. Et al; 11. Fuel cells

Tóm tắt

 This month's issue has the following articles: (1) Honoring a Legacy of Service to the Nation - The nation pays tribute to George Miller, who retired in December 2011 as the Laboratory's tenth director
  (2) Life-Extension Programs Encompass All Our Expertise - Commentary by Bruce T. Goodwin
  (3) Extending the Life of an Aging Weapon - Stockpile stewards have begun work on a multiyear effort to extend the service life of the aging W78 warhead by 30 years
  (4) Materials by Design - Material microstructures go three-dimensional with improved additive manufacturing techniques developed at Livermore
  (5) Friendly Microbes Power Energy-Producing Devices - Livermore researchers are demonstrating how electrogenic bacteria and microbial fuel cell technologies can produce clean, renewable energy and purify water
  and (6) Chemical Sensor Is All Wires, No Batteries - Livermore's 'batteryless' nanowire sensor could benefit applications in diverse fields such as homeland security and medicine.