Volume 62, Issue 9, September 2010
ISSN: 1047-4838 (Print) 1543-1851 (Online)
In the final analysis
James J. Robinson Page 2
Transformational energy materials project launches next phase
Lynne Robinson Pages 6-7
Failure is not an option in educating Tomorrow’s engineer
Gregory Thompson Page 10
Status and challenges in electrochemical energy storage technologies for stationary applications
Zhenguo Gary Yang Page 13
Enabling renewable energy — and the future grid — with advanced electricity storage
Zhenguo Yang, Jun Liu, Suresh Baskaran, Carl H. Imhoff, Jamie D. Holladay Pages 14-23
Lithium-ion batteries for stationary energy storage
Terrence Xu, Wei Wang, Mikhail L. Gordin, Donghai Wang, Daiwon Choi Pages 24-30
Sodium-beta alumina batteries: Status and challenges
Xiaochuan Lu, John P. Lemmon, Vincent Sprenkle, Zhenguo Yang Pages 31-36
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions: A grand challenge with materials solutions
Xinebo Liu Page 37
A low-cost electro-gen solvent for carbon dioxide sequestration
Neale R. Neelameggham, Brian R. Davis Pages 38-40
Residues recycling: Reducing costs and helping the environment
Luis C. A. Venancio, José Antonio Silva Souza, Emanuel Negrão Macedo… Pages 41-45
Aluminothermic reduction of metal oxides by concentrated solar irradiation
Yuri M. Lytvynenko Pages 46-48
Production of Si by vacuum carbothermal reduction of SiO2 using concentrated solar energy
Peter G. Loutzenhiser, Ozan Tuerk, Aldo Steinfeld Pages 49-54
Toward the achievement of vision 2020 goals of the heat treating industry
Alaa A. Hassan, Mohamed S. Hamed Pages 55-59
Materials for next-generation nuclear plants: Objectives and challenges
K. Linga Murty Pages 60-61
The DOE advanced gas reactor fuel development and qualification program
David Petti, John Maki, John Hunn, Pete Pappano, Charles Barnes, John Saurwein… Pages 62-66
Structural materials issues for the next generation fission reactors
I. Chant, K. L. Murty Pages 67-74
Ferritic steels for sodium-cooled fast reactors: Design principles and challenges
Baldev Raj, M. Vijayalakshmi Pages 75-83
Irradiation-tolerant nanostructured ferritic alloys: Transforming helium from a liability to an asset
G. R. Odette, D. T. Hoelzer Pages 84-92
Irradiation induced creep of graphite
Get involved: Shijie Wang discusses the work of a JOM advisor
Kelly Zappas Page 104