EERE Success Story—Material Mash-Up Could …
A team of researchers led by Purdue University announced the invention of a new composite material, cermet, which can improve the energy conversion in concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) plant systems. The cermet, a combination of the ceramic zirconium carbide and the metal tungsten, and a new manufacturing process for the material have been under development since 2015 with support from ...