Archive for 2014
3D-printed ceramics eat food waste to reduce, reuse, and recycle
Designer and engineer Francesco Pacelli has pioneered a new use for spent coffee grounds—as a component of clay for 3D-printed ceramics.
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Other materials stories that may be of interest for August 13, 2014.
Read MoreUrine, or you’re not—Pee power is a thing, and could someday charge your smartphone
Scientists at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL) in the United Kingdom are hoping to transform one of the world’s most abundant and accessible resources—urine—into electricity.
Read MorePerovskite materials lead to better LEDs, possibly advance flat-panel displays
Researchers from the University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat in Munich have figured out a way to use organometal halide pervoskites to make high-brightness LEDs.
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory ceramics world
News from the glass and refractory ceramics world.
Read MoreU.S. earns near-last-place finish in global energy efficiency rankings
Germany is the most energy-efficient of the world’s major economies, according to the 2014 International Energy Efficiency Scorecard from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. The United States finished 13th of 16 countries—far behind Italy, the European Union, China, and France.
Read MoreCorning’s new glass surfaces say sayonara to screen glare, grime, and reflection
If screen glare leaves you vexed at bright light, the scientists at Corning have some screen solutions—antireflective, antiglare, and easy-to-clean—that they hope will make you squint no more.
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Ceramics and glass business news of the week for August 8, 2014.
Read MoreOpen season: DOE plan provides public access to department-funded research
The Energy Department is taking steps toward a more open stream of information from the lab, introducing a new web directory that increases access to any publications or data derived from research funded by the DOE.
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Other materials stories that may be of interest for August 6, 2014.
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