Posts by Lisa McDonald
Reinforcing waste-based concrete: Plastic fibers improve mechanical properties of cement–glass composite
Substituting waste materials for cement in concrete helps lower the concrete industry’s carbon emissions and keeps waste materials out of landfills. However, large amounts of glass cullet in concrete will decrease the concrete’s mechanical properties. Researchers in Poland investigated reinforcing the cement–glass composite using plastic fibers.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for February 15, 2021
CoorsTek expands manufacturing capacity in southeast Asia, Glass Futures and Encirc hail biofuel success, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for February 15, 2021.
Read MoreReworking your research into a comparison study in IJCES
Submitting your research to a journal can be a frustrating experience if it is rejected. But reworking your study as a comparison or confirming study to publish in the International Journal of Ceramic Engineering & Science offers a way to not only fulfill your needs but also those of the scientific community.
Read MoreExploring characteristics of bronze-casting molds: Novel FTIR-based approach estimates ceramic firing temperatures
Ceramic molds used to cast bronze pieces during the Bronze Age offer one way to understand diachronic change and regional variation in metallurgical industries during that period. Researchers developed a novel FTIR-based approach for estimating the firing temperatures of these molds.
Read MoreVideo: Glass reality show blows away the competition
Reality competition shows exist on almost every topic. In 2019, glassblowing entered the fold with “Blown Away,” a Canadian series available on Netflix. Learn more about the show and the Corning Museum of Glass, where winners take part in a weeklong guest residency.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Recycle face masks into roads, quantum tunneling in graphene, and other materials stories that may be of interest for February 10, 2021.
Read MoreBettering tungsten supply: Effects of ceramic and cast-iron grinding media on scheelite flotation
Scheelite is one of the main minerals mined commercially as a source of tungsten. Researchers at Wuhan University of Science and Technology in China investigated the effects of different grinding media on flotation, which is a method for extracting tungsten from scheelite.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for February 8, 2021
PESA and AESC combine to form Energy Workforce & Technology Council, Panasonic quits solar cells and panels, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for February 8, 2021.
Read MoreRecycling robot aims to generate separate material waste streams, right in your kitchen
Challenges with recycling systems have resulted in a dead end for many materials. But a new robotic kitchen concept called Lasso has a solution—the appliance can clean, sort, process, and store recyclable materials, generating highly pure recyclable waste streams right at their point of use.
Read MoreVideo: Fish-inspired robots coordinate movements without any outside control
Autonomous robots, which can perform tasks with little to no human intervention or interaction, are desirable in a variety of applications, including spaceflight, household maintenance, and delivering goods. Researchers at Harvard University developed fish-shaped robots called Bluebots that can autonomously self-organize in water, which may be useful for environmental monitoring.
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