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ACerS virtual meetings start the year strong with Electronic Materials and Applications Conference 2021

By Lisa McDonald / January 29, 2021

The 12th annual Electronic Materials and Applications Conference (EMA 2021) took place virtually on Jan. 19–22, 2021. A record number of registrants tuned in for a week of presentations, networking, panels, and awards.

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Nanoparticles and flash sintering—increasing ductility of glass and ceramics

By Lisa McDonald / October 15, 2019

Both glass and ceramics can be quite brittle. Two recent studies look at increasing the ductility of each—one through the consolidation of glassy nanoparticles, and the other through flash sintering.

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Flash-sintered ceramic material could protect metal blades in aircraft engines

By Faye Oney / June 12, 2018

Researchers have demonstrated that flash sintered yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) acquires metal-like plasticity at room temperature. This discovery could prove to be useful in using YSZ as a thermal barrier coating for aircraft engine blades.

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Team to combine in situ microscopy and modeling for deep dive into flash sintering

By April Gocha / February 10, 2017

A collaboration of researchers from Purdue University and beyond is using a $3 million grant to take an up close look at flash sintering in a massive effort to broaden applications of the technique.

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Photos from Electronic Materials and Applications 2014 in Orlando, Fla.

By Eileen De Guire / January 24, 2014

Scenes from Wednesday at the Electronic Materials and Applications 2014 meeting in Orlando, Fla.

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