Medical

Beer begets better bones: Bioceramics from beer brewing waste may be the key to bone replacements

By April Gocha / June 15, 2014

Researchers from the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, in collaboration with Mahou and Createch Co., have pioneered a new bone biomaterial from an unlikely source—beer brewing waste.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By April Gocha / June 11, 2014

Other materials stories that may be of interest for June 11, 2014.

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ACerS and Florida Tech join forces to offer series of short courses in bioceramics

By Jessica McMathis / May 29, 2014

The American Ceramic Society (ACerS) has signed a partnership agreement with the Florida Institute of Technology’s (FIT) Continuing Education department to offer a series of short courses in bioceramics taught by Dr. Larry Hench.

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An attractive gut? Artificial magnetic bacteria may monitor human health

By April Gocha / May 16, 2014

Artificially magnetic probiotic bacteria may have future uses as human health monitors, and a new magnetic chip may improve single cell analyses to better detect rare genetic changes.

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Now available—Hench lecture on ‘Innovative ceramic technologies to change the world’—Updated

By Jessica McMathis / May 13, 2014

The most popular CTT story in the last year or so was Peter Wray’s story about Novamin 45S5 Bioglass in a line of Sensodyne brand toothpaste. More accurately, the story…

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Biocompatible glass-ceramic implants may help hips live past expiration dates

By April Gocha / May 13, 2014

A new biocompatible glass ceramic implant technology may be able to replace metal acetabular cups in hip implants and improve flexibility and implant lifetime in hip replacement patients.

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We didn’t start the fire—but you can with a presentation at Bioceramics 2014

By April Gocha / May 7, 2014

The deadline for Bioceramics 2014, July 30–August 1 in Ohio’s capital city, is fast approaching, so be sure to register soon! Plenary speaker Larry Hench is also featured in a soon-to-be-released video short course on bioceramics through a collaboration between Florida Institute of Technology and ACerS.

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Survey: Americans mostly cool with science, so long as it doesn’t mess with grandma

By Jessica McMathis / April 26, 2014

Pew Research Center, in partnership with Smithsonian Magazine, asked Americans what they think about science, and their answers—which range from optimistic to downright dismal—may shock (or entertain) you.

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Touchscreen warfare, passive purification, patent law, and glass strengthening in the May ACerS Bulletin—now online!

By April Gocha / April 24, 2014

The May issue of the ACerS Bulletin is now available online—check out all the great content that fills this month’s pages!

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Billion-dollar global development lab seeks scientific solutions to end extreme poverty by 2030

By Jessica McMathis / April 16, 2014

The newly formed US Global Development Lab is set to offer up scientific solutions to the world’s poverty problems—and end extreme poverty by 2030.

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