Posts by Lisa McDonald
Ceramic and glass business news of the week for October 11, 2021
GM and GE look to develop rare earth materials supply chain, ICG launches new website, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for October 11, 2021.
Read MoreAccounting for nonlinearity—constitutive relations improve modeling of fiber-reinforced polymer composites
Modeling the mechanical behavior of fiber-reinforced polymer composites is difficult because of their nonlinear response to external stimuli. Constitutive relations offer one way to account for the nonlinearity, and a team of researchers in Russia used this approach to model polymer composites designed as shut-off valves for pressure vessel service equipment.
Read MoreVideo: Winged microchips may form the basis of future environmental monitoring systems
Most monitoring technologies involve bulk instrumentation to collect data locally at a small number of locations. An international team of researchers developed tiny winged microchips that could be deployed in bulk for environmental monitoring of a large area.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Breakup of a single chemical bond, lass ‘sand’ to prevent coastal erosion, a new way to control magnets, and other materials stories that may be of interest for October 6, 2021.
Read MoreAmorphous calcium carbonate opens door to low-temperature 3D printing of ceramic materials
It can be difficult to incorporate organic additives into 3D-printed ceramic materials because the parts require high-temperature heat treatment to reach final density. Researchers in Israel developed a new low-temperature 3D printing process using amorphous calcium carbonate.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for October 4, 2021
HarbisonWalker International invests in U.S. refractories manufacturing hub, Corning and AT&T expand collaboration, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for October 4, 2021.
Read MoreDisorders of protection—high-entropy oxides for environmental barrier coatings
Many researchers are working to uncover alternatives to yttria stabilized zirconia for use as environmental barrier coatings. High-entropy oxides are among the classes of materials being explored, and two papers in Journal of the American Ceramic Society explore different high-entropy oxide systems.
Read MoreVideo: European Commission proposes single standard charger for many electronic devices
Ever since some major phone producers pledged to harmonize chargers for data-enabled mobile phones in 2009, most chargers are now based on USB ports and connectors. Now, the European Commission is proposing legislation that would require USB Type C be the standard port for all smartphones and many other electronic devices.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Foldable ultrathin quantum dot LED, a new way to control magnets, and other materials stories that may be of interest for September 29, 2021.
Read MoreExtracting proteins from pottery: Researchers advance proteomic profiling of ceramic artifacts
There are relatively few examples of successful recovery and identification of archeological protein residues from ceramic artifacts. Researchers led by the University of Catania in Italy looked to advance the application of proteomics to ancient ceramics by investigating prehistoric pottery from the Maltese Bronze/Iron Age site of il-Qlejgħa tal-Baħrija.
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