Posts by Lisa McDonald
Ceramic and glass business news of the week for January 24, 2022
Intel reveals plans for massive new Ohio factory, NSG glass group secures Polish renewable electricity agreement, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for January 24, 2022.
Read MoreJournal author information: Sharing is caring
Journal articles must be found to be cited. While writing your papers so that they can be categorized properly by search engines is useful, authors can be even more proactive in getting their manuscripts in front of colleagues, potential collaborators, grant administrators, and search committees through sharing.
Read MoreA new horizon for fertilizers—iron oxide nanomaterials support efficient soybean production
The use of nanotechnology as crop fertilizers is a growing area of interest for farmers. A new study led by Jiangnan University researchers compares the performance of fertilizers based on iron oxide nanomaterials to typical iron chelate fertilizers in promoting soybean growth.
Read MoreVideo: Personal VTOL aerial vehicles headed to consumers in 2022
Attention on futuristic technologies such as driverless cars, flying cars, and foldable smartphones fell largely by the wayside when the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020. Swedish company Jetson, though, has been hard at work behind the scenes and this year plans to ship the first 12 units of its personal electric aerial vehicle to consumers.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Clay minerals help curb methane emissions, water-promoted fracture growth on glass, and other materials stories that may be of interest for January 19, 2022.
Read MoreHeartening advancements—researchers explore potential of inhalable particles to treat cardiovascular diseases
Inhalable medicine offers several advantages over injections. Researchers in Italy explored the development of inhalable drug-loaded calcium phosphate nanoparticles for treating myocardial cells in the heart.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for January 17, 2022
Wave energy firms Eco Wave Power and Ocean Power Technologies team up, Department of Commerce seeks Internet of Things experts for new advisory board, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for January 17, 2022.
Read MoreInterdisciplinary is so 2021; Ceramics are interplanetary
In a recent open-access ACerS journal article, ACerS Distinguished Life Member Alex Navrotsky and Arizona State graduate research assistant Megan Householder discuss how the study of planets shares many of the same analytical and computational frameworks as materials science.
Read MoreVideo: James Webb Space Telescope’s 30-year journey to launch
In December 2021, the James Webb Space Telescope finally launched after decades of delays. Today’s CTT looks at JWST’s 30-year journey to launch and ways that NASA could restructure its approach to large-scale projects in the future.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Suppressing Auger recombination in quantum dots, smart windows, and other materials stories that may be of interest for January 12, 2022.
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