Posts by Lisa McDonald
Strategic silica: A century of sourcing this modern critical resource
High-purity silica is a core component of many modern advanced technologies. This CTT focuses on three relatively recent technological evolutions enabled by this globally scarce resource and looks at the challenges with sourcing the raw material.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for April 20, 2026
Sibanye asks for EU concessions as it ramps up Europe’s first lithium mine, LLNL partners with Inertia to develop fusion energy technology, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for April 20, 2026.
Read More‘Steel’ing a look at nonferrous applications during the 61st Annual Symposium on Refractories
ACerS Greater Missouri Section and Refractory Ceramics Division held the 61st Annual Symposium on Refractories in St. Louis, Mo., March 30–April 1, 2026. More than 190 members of the refractory ceramics community attended the meeting, which focused refractories for nonferrous applications.
Read MoreFrom plant to pipeline: Hydrogen distribution causes bottleneck in clean energy economy
As the world transitions to a clean energy economy, large-scale hydrogen transportation and distribution will become even more imperative. Today’s CTT explores infrastructure-related bottlenecks in scaling up the hydrogen economy and overviews companies that are working to expand the hydrogen transportation network.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest for April 15, 2026
Reliably assess strength of used flat glass, record-setting heat-conducting material, and other materials stories that may be of interest for April 15, 2026.
Read MoreOhio Creativity Trail: Packer Creek Pottery and Glass Heritage Gallery
This month’s featured sites on the Ohio Creativity Trail are Packer Creek Pottery and the Glass Heritage Gallery in northwest Ohio. These sites provide the history of majolica and Fostoria glassmakers, respectively.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for April 13, 2026
Hanford radioactive waste disposal site hits new milestone, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan strengthen collaboration on critical minerals, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for April 13, 2026.
Read MoreNew Mizzou Center focuses on the economic and social impact of energy infrastructure on rural America
There is a lack of information on the economic, environmental, health, and cultural consequences of renewable energy and data center projects on rural communities. The new Center for Rural Energy Security at the University of Missouri aims to help fill this gap.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest for April 8, 2026
Fine tuning nanoscale heat flows, quantum battery charges faster when it gets bigger, and other materials stories that may be of interest for April 8, 2026.
Read MoreRoboBall: Rolling into a new era of geological exploration
Researchers at Texas A&M University are developing a sphere-shaped robot called RoboBall that could transform how we conduct both Earth-based and lunar exploration missions.
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