Posts by Lisa McDonald
Volunteer spotlight: Dong (Lilly) Liu
We feature Dong (Lilly) Liu in this month’s edition of ACerS Volunteer Spotlight. She is currently leading chair of the ACerS International United Kingdom Chapter.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for June 8, 2026
Dutch molten salt reactor testing facility launched, Nordic countries unite under new AM alliance, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for June 8, 2026.
Read MoreYears-long BOLT Program maps out the chaotic forces of hypersonic flight
To design materials that can withstand hypersonic flight, researchers must have an accurate understanding of the forces that the aerospace structure will need to withstand. A new paper summarizes what was learned about boundary layer transition and turbulence during the nearly decade-long BOLT Program.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest for June 3, 2026
Sequentially stacked high-performance silicon circuits, observed inception of hydrogen–uranium reaction, and other materials stories that may be of interest for June 3, 2026.
Read MoreColorant curiosities: Research and development efforts that enable the modern vivid world
Today’s CTT rounds up some of the groundbreaking colorant research and development efforts that enable our modern vivid world.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for June 1, 2026
U.K. to build the world’s first commercial-scale hydrogen-fired brick kiln plant, Morocco’s ceramics industry signs strategic pact to upgrade quality and expand exports, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for June 1, 2026.
Read MoreMillimeter-wave drilling: Extracting geothermal energy through vitrified boreholes
Few places on Earth can easily make use of geothermal energy, but development of the millimeter-wave drilling technology could expand access to geothermal energy around the world.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest for May 27, 2026
Giant light-conversion effect in chiral carbon nanotubes, “treasure map” of rare earth deposits, and other materials stories that may be of interest for May 27, 2026.
Read MoreRevealing the integration mechanisms of MXene additives in polymer-derived ceramics
MXene research is moving beyond fundamental studies to investigating the combination of MXenes with other materials. Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Purdue University looked to gain a fundamental understanding of how MXenes integrate into polymer-derived ceramics.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for May 25, 2026
Constellation launches nuclear plant upgrades to meet rising demand, government steps in to back long-term resilience of U.K.’s ceramics industry, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for May 25, 2026.
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