Posts by Lisa McDonald
Video: Heat waves and drought threaten structural stability of French homes
In addition to the health impacts of Europe’s current record-setting heat waves and drought, the weather is leading more houses to experience structural damage as the underlying soil dries and contracts. Subsidence-related damages are a major problem for French homeowners, and insurers and the government have been in talks over how to better handle such damage claims.
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Nanodiamonds detect temperatures inside cells, assessing emerging transistor performance, and other materials stories that may be of interest for August 3, 2022.
Read MoreCHIPS+ nears the finish line after two plus years of discussion
On July 28, 2022, the United States House of Representatives approved the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden for his signature. This act, colloquially called CHIPS+, contains bipartisan semiconductor funding and innovation policy measures that have been in the works since the Trump administration.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for August 1, 2022
Lithoz wins LESI Innovation Award in “Small Enterprises” category, Allied Mineral Products mourns the passing of Jon K. Tabor, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for August 1, 2022.
Read MoreInaugural PACC-FMAs meeting convenes in Panama City
Nearly 100 participants from 26 countries met July 24–28, 2022, in Panama City, Panama, for the inaugural Pan American Ceramics Congress combined with the Ferroelectrics Meeting of Americas.
Read MoreBaseball physics: ‘Seams’ like an increase in homeruns
When watching the Major League Baseball All-Star game last Tuesday, did you wonder what influenced the ball’s flight path after being hit? In a recent open-access paper, two professors from Washington State University and Delft University of Technology looked closer at the role of materials design in baseball aerodynamics.
Read MoreVideo: Titanium dioxide ban illustrates the differing approaches to chemicals regulation in the EU and US
As the European Union prepares to ban the use of titanium dioxide as a food additive starting August 7, the United States Food and Drug Administration has no plans to change regulation of this substance. This situation illustrates the larger picture of how the EU and U.S. differ in their approach to chemicals regulation.
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Stable graphene-based suspensions, recycled glass in ancient Greek floors, and other materials stories that may be of interest for July 27, 2022.
Read MoreAccelerated aging test suggests decades-long performance is possible for new perovskite solar cell
As the lifetime of perovskite solar cells improves, accelerated aging tests are needed to determine their long-term stability. Researchers at Princeton University and Linköping University proposed a new method for performing accelerated aging tests on perovskites—and demonstrated their newly developed perovskite cell may last up to 30 years in operation.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for July 25, 2022
China’s Keda Industrial to spend $67 million expanding ceramics output in Africa, Fairmat to recycle 30% of industry’s carbon fiber waste in Europe one year after inception, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for July 25, 2022.
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