Posts by Lisa McDonald
Ceramic and glass business news of the week for June 29, 2020
Namibia Critical Metals advancing Lofdal rare earths project, India’s refractory companies looking to reduce dependence on Chin, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for June 29, 2020.
Read MoreImprove your science communication skills with ACerS “Communicating Science” webpage
In recent years, the ability to communicate science to the general public has become increasingly important—but knowing how to do so effectively is a skill not always taught in school. ACerS new “Communicating Science” webpage provides a list of useful resources on effective science communication skills.
Read MoreUnblock your learning potential: Jenga teaches students how lithium-ion batteries work
Lithium-ion batteries are abundant in many everyday devices, but the resources available to teach children how these batteries work and why they are important are limited. A team of researchers from the University of Birmingham’s School of Chemistry developed a unique and fun approach to explaining Li-ion battery operation using tower block games like Jenga.
Read MoreSpecial IJAGS issue: Women in Glass
The International Journal of Applied Glass Science has published a special Women in Glass issue, highlighting a group of outstanding women researchers who are developing their careers in academia, government laboratories, and industry in different countries and across a wide range of topics related to glass.
Read MoreVideo: Eavesdrop from afar using lightbulb vibrations
Privacy and security are mostly illusions in today’s digital world, with new techniques undermining these concepts more each day. Now, researchers in Israel have demonstrated another way to eavesdrop—by observing the vibrations of a hanging lightbulb.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
rGO doubles toughness of ceramic electrolytes, smart sponge could clean up oil spills, and other materials stories that may be of interest for June 24, 2020.
Read MoreControlling inflammation—graphene quantum dots may help treat ulcerative colitis
To treat autoimmune diseases, researchers are actively identifying and developing materials that provide control over the immune response. Researchers in Korea found graphene quantum dots may provide an effective treatment for inflammatory bowel diseases.
Read MoreYoung-Wook Kim appointed editor-in-chief of International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology
WESTERVILLE, Ohio—Young-Wook Kim, ACerS Fellow and professor of materials science and engineering at University of Seoul, Korea, has been appointed…
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for June 22, 2020
PRCO America to build refractory plant in Kentucky, Enphase Energy partners with Excel Power to deliver solar projects in Australia, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for June 22, 2020.
Read MoreButter-like ceramic interlayer may solve interface instability of solid-state batteries
Scientists at Chalmers University of Technology and Xi’an Jiaotong University developed a new ceramic interlayer—a butter-like mixture of glass-ceramic nanoparticles within an ionic liquid—that provides adequately high ionic conductivity, high thermal stability, and low interfacial resistance to potentially make solid-state batteries a commercial reality.
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