Showing posts with label Fundamental-Invention-Innovation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fundamental-Invention-Innovation. Show all posts

Friday, June 25, 2010

Advanced Material Coatings for High Strength, High Conductivity Substrates from Innocentive

Advanced Material Coatings for High Strength, High Conductivity Substrate

Challenge Overview

presented by INNOCENTIVE

The Seeker is looking for advanced materials (alloys, metal composites, advanced coatings, surface treatments, etc.) to be used as the contact surface of a high speed rail system. The conductive material must withstand thermal, mechanical and electrical cycling while still retaining surface hardness and strength properties.


This Challenge is an Ideation Challenge, which varies from traditional InnoCentive challenges in the following ways:
  • There is a guaranteed award. The awards will be paid to the best submission(s), which are solely determined by the Seeker. The total payout will be $10,000. The Seeker can payout as one award or split it among the best submissions. One award will be at least $5,000 and no award will be less than $1,000.
  • Your submission will identify and describe a material/process that meets the requirements of the Challenge. You are required to give the Seeker a free, perpetual, and non-exclusive license to use any information submitted for this Challenge.


The Seeker will complete the review process and make a decision after the Challenge deadline. All Solvers that provide a submission will be notified as to the status of their submission; however, there will not be any detailed evaluation of your submission given. 

Thursday, August 13, 2009

The Big Picture - Introductory Astronomy, Cosmology, Physics

A recent visitor brought my attention to this website.

I believe this work deserves more visibility, hence this post.

At a rapid glance these two academic sites appear to be a very clear, easy to understand, introduction to the many difficult to grasp concepts used in Astronomy, Cosmology and Physics. I am sure our Materials Science and Engineering community will find them most helpful in our basic understanding of our every day concerns and of great cultural interest.


Introductory Astronomy, Cosmology, Physics 1

Introductory Astronomy, Cosmology, Physics 2

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

NOBEL PRIZE AWARDS -2008 The Father of Invention

Go straight to the Nobel Prize Organization Widget consult and get your own. for your science blog or websites, personal or professional.

ref: Nobel Prize Organisation.

Good reading.