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Ceramic and glass business news of the week for April 15, 2024

By Lisa McDonald / April 15, 2024

EU establishes strategic partnership with Uzbekistan on critical raw materials, U.S. glass manufacturers invited to decarbonization workshop, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for April 15, 2024.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / March 13, 2024

Healable cathode, flexible nanodiamonds, and other materials stories that may be of interest for March 13, 2024.

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Glass-coated DNA scaffolds receive power-up through inorganic infiltration

By Lisa McDonald / February 2, 2024

In July 2023, researchers announced the creation of high-strength, lightweight glass nanolattices by coating DNA origami scaffolds with silica. Their new open-access paper, published in January 2024, describes the functionalization of these glass-coated scaffolds by infiltrating the nanolattice with metal and metal oxide particles.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / January 3, 2024

Laser-driving a 2D material, stopping perovskite degradation, and other materials stories that may be of interest for January 3, 2024.

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Harnessing nature for nano design—glass-coated DNA scaffolds demonstrate potential as lightweight and high-strength materials

By Lisa McDonald / September 29, 2023

In recent decades, researchers have explored using deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) as a scaffold for programmable nanostructures. Now, researchers at Columbia University, the University of Connecticut, and Brookhaven National Laboratory collaborated to show that glass-coated DNA scaffolds have potential as lightweight and high-strength materials.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / August 16, 2023

Mussel-inspired element recovery, paracrystallized aluminosilicate glass, and other materials stories that may be of interest for August 16, 2023.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / June 28, 2023

Membranes for lithium extraction, electric fields control defect movement, and other materials stories that may be of interest for June 28, 2023.

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Volunteer spotlight: Shiho Kawashima

By Karen McCurdy / June 5, 2023

ACerS is pleased to announce Shiho Kawashima has been selected for Volunteer Spotlight, a program that recognizes a member who demonstrates outstanding service to The American Ceramic Society through volunteerism.…

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New carbon structures open a realm of possibilities

By Guest Contributor / March 14, 2023

As applications for carbon nanostructures flourish, the exploration for new carbon structures continues. Today’s CTT highlights three discoveries announced during the past few months.

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Doing double duty—researchers develop metalenses that offer both spatial and spectral control of light

By Guest Contributor / March 3, 2023

Traditionally, metalenses offer either spatial or spectral control of light, not both. However, a new metalens developed by researchers from Columbia University and the City University of New York offers both functionalities.

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