Posts by Lisa McDonald
Ceramic and glass business news of the week for May 3, 2021
Iberdrola and Porcelanosa launch project to electrify ceramic production, new online materials community launches, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for May 3, 2021.
Read More3D-printed material offers elephant-friendly alternative for restoring ivory artifacts
Substitute materials are often used for restoring ivory artifacts because of the ethical implications surrounding the use of ivory. Researchers led by Vienna University of Technology and 3D printing company Cubicure GmbH developed a new material using stereolithography that they say can serve as an aesthetically and mechanically high-quality ivory substitute.
Read MoreVideo: 3D print a home using local soil
Many companies creating 3D-printed homes rely on using concrete or synthetic materials like plastic, materials not always readily available in all parts of the world. In Italy, Mario Cucinella Architects and 3D printer manufacturer WASP are collaborating to design a 3D printing process for homes that uses local soil.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Cleaner water through corn, properties of chiral materials, and other materials stories that may be of interest for April 28, 2021.
Read MoreObstacles and opportunities to commercializing carbon capture and storage
Despite extensive support, the vast majority of projects that seek to commercialize carbon capture and storage technologies have ended in failure. Researchers led by the University of California, San Diego investigated the factors important to determining failure or success.
Read MoreACerS Frontiers of Ceramics & Glass Webinar Series: “Advanced ceramic manufacturing”
Hosted by the Northern California Section, this webinar will feature presentations from Professor Jian Luo (University of California, San Diego) and Professor Katherine T. Faber (California Institute of Technology, Pasadena). Their presentations will discuss recent studies from flash sintering to ultrafast sintering without an electric field and field effects on grain growth and the fundamentals of pore network design.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for April 26, 2021
Russia’s Tomtor project confirmed as one of top three rare earths projects globally, WCA launches Gender Focus Network, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for April 26, 2021.
Read MoreDetermine oxidation stability of materials at MAX speed
Determining oxidation stability of new MAX phases is a difficult and expensive process with current computational and experimental methods. Researchers at Texas A&M University designed a new machine-learning-based scheme for predicting the oxidation of MAX phases at high temperatures, allowing them to conduct studies that may otherwise take years to perform.
Read MoreEditor search for Journal of the American Ceramic Society
Looking to increase your involvement in ACerS? The Journal of the American Ceramic Society is seeking a candidate to join the editorial team! Learn more about the position and how to apply.
Read MoreVideo: Startups move solid-state batteries toward commercialization
Solid-state batteries show great promise to outperform conventional lithium-ion batteries in terms of energy density, weight, cost, and recharge times. In recent months, several startup companies announced noteworthy progress in developing solid-state batteries for next-generation electric vehicles. Today’s CTT highlights the work being done by QuantumScape, a California-based battery research company.
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