University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Ceramic and glass business news of the week for October 23, 2023

By Lisa McDonald / October 23, 2023

Apply Carbon establishes mass recycled carbon fiber production facility, Lynas to upgrade Malaysian rare earth refinery amid dispute over operating license, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for October 23, 2023.

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Ceramic and glass business news of the week for September 25, 2023

By Lisa McDonald / September 25, 2023

Nevada could be home to world’s biggest lithium deposit, Honeywell Aerospace and NREL partner to scale hydrogen fuel storage solution for drones, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for September 25, 2023.

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Silicon, zirconium nitrides may serve as superior coatings in next-generation nuclear fuels

By Lisa McDonald / April 19, 2022

Tristructural isotropic coated particle fuel is expected to improve safety of nuclear reactors. Researchers led by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville investigated the potential of using silicon nitride and zirconium nitride in TRISO particle fuel rather than silicon carbide.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / February 19, 2020

Impact of micro-cracks in solar glass, magnetized molecules monitor breast cancers, and other materials stories that may be of interest for February 19, 2020.

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PACRIM12–GOMD viewed through the lens of youth

By Eileen De Guire / June 6, 2017

University of North Dakota assistant professor, Surojit Gupta, has made it his mission to help grad students attend ACerS conferences. Six students who attended PACRIM12–GOMD in Hawaii—with NSF funding from Gupta—report on their experiences.

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