Posts by Lisa McDonald
Video: Choosing the best glass for your St. Paddy’s beer
Today is St. Patrick’s Day! As you prepare a celebratory beer, how do you choose which type of glass to serve it in? The videos in today’s CTT offer some historical and technical suggestions on which glass will best serve your needs.
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Structural adhesives inspired by mussels, roadside barrier deflects air pollution, and other materials stories that may be of interest for March 17, 2021.
Read MoreNew ASTM standards provide measure to gauge effectiveness of face masks
Face masks are everywhere today—yet despite the vast array of choices, there is a disappointing lack of information about how effective each of those choices are. A newly released ASTM International standard finally provides a validated set of consensus metrics to evaluate the efficiency of consumer face masks.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for March 15, 2021
Allied Mineral Products breaks ground on third manufacturing facility expansion in China, Lithoz partners with Metoxit and Dr. Jens Tartsch to produce 3D-printed ceramic dental implants, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for March 15, 2021.
Read MoreElevating your company and career through open-access publishing
Developing better products is the most important job function for industrial researchers—but helping the company to communicate those benefits to customers is essential as well. Learn why publishing in open-access, peer-reviewed publications offers a high return on investment for industrial researchers.
Read MoreToward market acceptance: Understanding wear characteristics of basalt fiber reinforced polymers
Basalt fiber is another material besides carbon and glass being considered to reinforce polymer composites. Researchers in Malaysia and Brazil compared the wear characteristics of epoxy composites reinforced with either basalt or glass fiber to understand the differences in their tribological performance.
Read MoreVideo: 2020 Brick in Architecture Awards span the globe
Since 1989, the Brick Industry Association has sponsored the Brick in Architecture Awards to recognize exceptional uses of clay brick in architecture. The 41 global winners for the 2020 awards include entries spanning the United States, Australia, Canada, China, and Germany.
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Nontoxic carbon nanodots, concrete recycling, and other materials stories that may be of interest for March 10, 2021.
Read MoreDetermining function of historical artifacts: New evidence for blowpipes in Mayapán, Mexico
Determining the function of a historical artifact can be difficult and may require archeologists to search for external clues. An international research team spanning North America describes how they identified an ancient ceramic piece located in the ancient Maya site of Mayapán as a blowpipe tip.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for March 8, 2021
Lincotek Medical doubles factory workspace, DOE launches partnership for next-generation fuel cell technologies, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for March 8, 2021.
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