New developments for commercialization of perovskites as introduced to us by Dr. Walter Lambrecht last November – 2018

Inkjet printed solar cells set to revolutionize green energy – TomoNews
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaT07Cxk8I0&t=0s

Inkjet solar panels for windows and facades poised to revolutionize green energy?
Polish physicist and businesswoman Olga Malinkiewicz found a way to coat flexible foil with perovskites and later developed ink jet printing method that required no high heat.

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Cleveland Astronomical Society

February - The Violent Lives of Cluster Galaxies, by Dr. Chris Mihos

March - Star Formation and Star Clusters: Where are Most Stars Born?, by Dr. Don Terndrup 


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Astronomy Club of Akron - Celebrating our 70th Anniversary
https://www.acaoh.org/

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These chip-sized spaceraft are the smallest space probes yet 

Spacecraft have gone bite-sized. On June 23, 2017, Breakthrough Starshot, an initiative to send spacecraft to another star system, launched half a dozen probes called Sprites to test how their electronics fare in outer space. 

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/these-chip-sized-spacecraft-are-smallest-space-probes-yet 

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ACESS – Akron Council of
Engineering and Scientific
Societies

Happenings

~ New and Improved ACESS
website!! Check it out at www.acessinc.org

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The University of Akron and Cleveland State University, along with California State University at Los Angeles, have joined together to work on some projects for NASA and the International Space Station, according to a University of Akron news release (Dec 1).

The universities have received a $840,000 grant through NASA's Physical Sciences Research Program for the projects, the release stated. The research will focus on the way materials solidify in space when gravity is lacking.

http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20161201/NEWS/161209982

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University of Akron, Sandia pair up to bring new polymers

The University of Akron has a huge new partner (Sandia National Laboratories ) with big plans for what it views as the nation's top school for polymer science research and technology.

http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20161127/NEWS/161129890

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