Students: Enjoy a Free Lunch at MS&T
September 30th, 2016 | by Belinda Raines
If you’re planning for the ACerS Student Tour at MS&T 2016*, you are also invited to take advantage of the …
Monthly Archives: September 2016
Ripple effect: Ripplocations help explain dislocation theory in layered materials
September 30th, 2016 | by April Gocha, PhD
Researchers at Drexel University report on their studies of MAX phase ceramics that describe a completely new observation of how materials deform—a finding with broad implications for various other kinds of layered materials.
Ceramic and glass business news of the week
September 30th, 2016 | by April Gocha, PhD
Apply to Corning's Gordon S. Fulcher sabbatical program, OLED on ceramic opens new possibilities, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for September 30, 2016.
ECerS 2017 conference changes date, location
September 30th, 2016 | by Stephanie Liverani
Due to recent events that happened in Turkey, the 15th Conference & Exhibition of the European Ceramic Society (ECerS 2017) will be held July 9–13 in Budapest, Hungary, instead of Istanbul
Latest sintering technology makes ceramic-based materials faster with less heat
September 29th, 2016 | by Stephanie Liverani
Penn State University (State College, Pa.) researchers announced they’ve developed a new technology called cold sintering process that can make a ceramic material faster than it takes to bake a pizza and at lower temperatures
Video: Oak Ridge Lab additively manufactures Guinness world record-breaking largest 3-D-printed object
September 28th, 2016 | by April Gocha, PhD
Oak Ridge National Lab (Oak Ridge, Tenn.) recently used its Big Additive Manufacturing Machine to shatter the Guinness world record for the largest 3-D-printed solid object.
Other materials stories that may be of interest
September 28th, 2016 | by April Gocha, PhD
Hairy nanorods have diverse applications, merging solar with liquid batteries, and other materials stories that may be of interest for September 28, 2016.
Road to reduced carbon emissions might be paved in asphalt
September 27th, 2016 | by Stephanie Liverani
Researchers at Rice University in Houston, Texas, have developed a “new form of porous asphalt that can soak up 154% of its weight in carbon dioxide,” according to a university press release.
Diatoms serve as tiny silica scaffolds for inexpensive and scalable growth of molybdenum disulfide flakes
September 26th, 2016 | by April Gocha, PhD
Researchers at the University of Manchester in the U.K. have devised a strategy that gives new use to diatom shells, using the silica shells as scaffolds for building atomic sheets of molybdenum disulfide.
International focus on France, ACerS strategic initiatives, and meeting OSHA’s silica regulations—all inside new issue of ACerS Bulletin
September 23rd, 2016 | by April Gocha, PhD
The October/November issue of the ACerS Bulletin—featuring articles on the ceramic and glass industry in France, ACerS president's update on the Society's strategic initiatives, and how new silica regulations will affect workplaces—is now available online.