April 6th, 2018 | by Faye Oney
Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have broken the "3-D printed glass barrier" by developing a direct ink writing method to 3-D print optical glass that uses silica and silica titania from sol-gel.
February 9th, 2018 | by Faye Oney
The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced a competition to spur growth of sustainable energy technology. American Inventions Made Onshore will award monetary compensation to four organizations that will provide training to innovators on how to bring their research to market.
September 22nd, 2017 | by Faye Oney
The High Performance Computing for Materials Program (HPC4Mtls) brings together U.S. government research laboratories and industry to spur development of materials used in severe environments. Its goal is to quickly bring advanced energy research to market.
August 29th, 2017 | by Faye Oney
A research collaboration has resulted in a new desalination process, using carbon nanotube "straws" to filter out salt from seawater. It could prove to be the next step in getting clean water to underdeveloped countries.
March 24th, 2017 | by Faye Oney
Glass researchers are doing amazing things in the lab. Watch these videos submitted by ACerS Glass & Optical Materials Division members and learn how they're making advances in the glass industry.
March 22nd, 2017 | by Faye Oney
Glass researchers: It's time to brag about your work in a short video! ACerS Glass and Optical Materials Division is encouraging its members to create videos about the important research they're doing.
August 10th, 2016 | by Stephanie Liverani
Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California are developing a material for protective military uniforms that is highly breathable yet protects from biological and chemical threats.
November 9th, 2014 | by Jessica McMathis
The Department of Energy is accelerating clean-energy technologies, flagging $13 million to advance nuclear energy R&D and launching a pilot program to speed up the lab-to-market process.
October 22nd, 2014 | by April Gocha
Superfast LEDs, ultrafast charging batteries, lead-free glass inks, dissolvable silicon, and other materials stories that may be of interest for October 22, 2014.
June 27th, 2014 | by April Gocha
Researchers from MIT and LLNL have busted the diffraction limit to development a new class of materials with unprecedented high strength and low density.