Posts by Lisa McDonald
Other materials stories that may be of interest
Camera the size of a salt grain, new ultrahard diamond glass, and other materials stories that may be of interest for December 1, 2021.
Read MoreMaterials for cleansing and beauty: A review on the use of calcium phosphates in cosmetics
There are many applications for calcium phosphate in the medical field. Recently, the cosmetics industry has taken an interest in this mineral family as well, and a new open-access paper reviews what the industry has used calcium phosphate for so far.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for November 29, 2021
Şişecam and Ciner Group plan record-breaking $4 billion soda ash investment, Ford and GM to develop their own chips, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for November 29, 2021.
Read MoreVideo: The ups and downs of materials innovations in sports—basketballs of the NBA
The National Basketball Association is facing scrutiny for a new ball debuted for the 2021–2022 season. While the situation echoes the controversy faced in 2006 when a synthetic ball was used, the current debate is less clear cut as the new ball material is still leather.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
High-performance MXene electrodes, glass as stable as crystal, and other materials stories that may be of interest for November 24, 2021.
Read More3D fabrication of transparent optical ceramics by lithography-based digital projection
To meet the industry’s growing demand for customized manufacturing, researchers are increasingly interested in processing transparent ceramics using additive manufacturing. Guangran Zhang and Yiquan Wu of Alfred University demonstrated how highly transparent yttrium aluminum garnet ceramics could be fabricated via a lithography-based digital projection method.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for November 22, 2021
ASTM International acquires global additive manufacturing leader Wohlers Associates, O-I creates community-based recycling program, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for November 22, 2021.
Read MoreCrack—heal thyself! A new understanding of damage tolerance mechanisms in a MAX phase
Despite having weakly bonded layers, MAX phases demonstrate a surprisingly high damage tolerance. Researchers at Texas A&M and Universite Grenoble Alpes in France showed how cracks in a MAX single crystal can close and heal, thus contributing to the high damage tolerance.
Read MoreGame-changers: Ceramic and glass materials in sports, plus more inside December 2021 ACerS Bulletin
The December 2021 issue of the ACerS Bulletin—featuring an overview of ceramic and glass materials in sports—is now available online. Plus—new C&GM and ceramicSOURCE 2022.
Read MoreVideo: The ceramic swallows of Portugal
Swallows have appeared in cultures throughout history as symbols of hope and good luck. The ceramic swallows of Portugal offer a look at a culture that embraces swallow symbolism.
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