Posts by Lisa McDonald
Ceramic and glass business news of the week for March 21, 2022
Şişecam expands its production footprint in Europe, GE eyes offshore wind turbines with superconducting generator, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for March 21, 2022.
Read MoreA shocking development—electrodynamic fragmentation could provide high-quality recycled materials for the refractory industry
Recycling and reusing waste materials is one approach the refractories industry is pursuing to improve sustainability. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics have explored the potential of electrodynamic fragmentation to recycle composites, and their recent study looks specifically at the potential of this technique applied to refractory materials.
Read MoreMaterials for next-generation electronics, plus more inside April 2022 ACerS Bulletin
The April 2022 issue of the ACerS Bulletin—featuring ferroelectric materials for negative capacitance electronics—is now available online. Plus—new C&GM.
Read MoreVideo: Europe’s gas crisis comes for Venice glassblowers
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is contributing to an ongoing surge in fuel prices that has greatly affected numerous European industries since last fall. Last November we reported on challenges faced by the ceramics industry, and today we look at the struggles of Venice glassblowers to keep their centuries-old tradition alive.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Friction in multilayered graphene, convert plastic waste into porous carbon, and other materials stories that may be of interest for March 16, 2022.
Read MoreA clean way to clean green technology—novel method removes dust from solar panels using electrostatic induction
Cleaning solar panels currently is estimated to use about 10 billion gallons of water per year—enough to supply drinking water for up to 2 million people. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology designed a waterless approach for dust removal from solar panels using electrostatic induction.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for March 14, 2022
SCHOTT and Hungarian government invest in cutting-edge syringe production, Ford will split into EV and combustion divisions, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for March 14, 2022.
Read MoreCeramic characterization reveals the practices of a late medieval brass foundry
Historical research on the trade of metal supplies and objects often overshadows studies on the practices, recipes, and supplies of clays used by metallurgists of the time. Researchers in Belgium and France characterized metallurgical ceramic samples from the remains of a Late Medieval Period foundry in Brussels and found the analyses, in conjunction with written sources, highlight the mobility of clay materials, not just metal.
Read MoreVideo: 2021 Brick in Architecture Awards demonstrate brick’s ‘infinite’ design versatility
Since 1989, the Brick Industry Association has sponsored the Brick in Architecture Awards to recognize exceptional uses of clay brick in architecture. The 49 global winners for the 2021 awards include entries spanning the United States, Australia, Canada, and Mexico.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
A sieve for molecules, making DEI an integral part of physics education, and other materials stories that may be of interest for March 9, 2022.
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