Posts by Lisa McDonald
ACerS announces 2021 Class of Fellows
The American Ceramic Society will elevate 17 members to Fellow Status this year. The awards will be presented at the Society’s Annual Honor and Awards banquet at MS&T21 in Columbus, Ohio.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for June 21, 2021
AGC sells North American architectural glass business to Cardinal, India organizing green hydrogen summit of BRIC nations, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for June 21, 2021.
Read MoreStrategies for designing stretchable electronics with advanced thermal management
The expanded range of motion available to stretchable electronics makes it difficult to maintain stable thermal conductance under large deformation. Two researchers from China describe several aspects of thermal management strategies that must be considered and offer several possible solutions that are worth further investigation.
Read MoreVideo: Braille smartwatch makes accessing information easier for people with vision impairment
Despite being on the market for decades, braille displays remain very costly, typically in the range of several thousand dollars. Dot Incorporation, a company cofounded by South Korean entrepreneur Eric Ju-Yoon Kim, created a smartwatch featuring a braille touchpad that only costs a few hundred dollars—and the technology can be applied to other devices as well.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
New family of atomic-thin electrides, how catalysts age, and other materials stories that may be of interest for June 16, 2021.
Read MoreA decade of discovery: A review of MXenes, the family of 2D transition metal carbides and nitrides
MXenes, the family of 2D transition metal carbides and nitrides, was first discovered in 2011. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of this discovery, researchers led by Drexel University professor and ACerS Fellow Yury Gogotsi published a forward-looking review article in Science that explores the impact and promise of this material family.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for June 14, 2021
HeidelbergCement to build the world’s first carbon-neutral cement plant, Air Products and Baker Hughes to collaborate on global hydrogen projects, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for June 14, 2021.
Read MoreCathodes for Li-ion batteries—researchers explore complex defect structure of LiFePO4
Lithium iron phosphate is a widely used cobalt-free cathode material for lithium-ion batteries. It is known to experience certain kinds of defects in its crystal structure, however, and a recent study led by researchers at the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology explores the existence of hydroxyl groups in phosphorus vacancies.
Read MoreVideo: Celebrating World Oceans Day 2021
To celebrate World Oceans Day, which took place June 8, we’ve collected some of our recent CTTs on challenges and solutions related to the world ocean.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Visualizing cement hydration, 99.5% purity rare earth from waste magnets, and other materials stories that may be of interest for June 9, 2021.
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