Posts by Lisa McDonald
Ceramic and glass business news of the week for December 14, 2020
CeramTec expands piezoceramic competence center, DOE Office of Energy Efficiency launches new portal for funding opportunities, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for December 14, 2020.
Read MoreManipulate light on the nanoscale: Proposed quantum dot–graphene scheme improves conversion of light into surface waves
Surface plasmon polaritons are a type of surface wave that, when harnessed, show potential to improve various processes that take place on the nanoscale, such as molecular imaging. Researchers from two places in Russia propose a new scheme using quantum dots and graphene to more efficiently convert light into surface plasmon polaritons for use in such applications.
Read MoreVideo: Gitanjali Rao, TIME’s first-ever Kid of the Year
From gun control advocacy to climate change activism, young people are increasingly speaking up and making their voices heard on an international stage. In recognition of the tremendous influence that young people carry today, Time announced its first-ever Kid of the Year, 15-year-old materials scientist and inventor Gitanjali Rao.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
New tool enables economic glass design, hollow-core fibers outperform silica glass counterparts, and other materials stories that may be of interest for December 9, 2020.
Read MoreDynamic geometric modeling allows fabrication of complex-shaped ceramic bone implants
Conventional CAD modeling of ceramic bone implants is limited in the structures that it can design. Researchers at Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology in Russia explored using function representation modeling instead to expand the design possibilities.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for December 7, 2020
Bormioli Pharma acquires German company ISO GmbH, Free Form Fibers announces completion of successful fundraising round, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for December 7, 2020.
Read MoreCeramic resonators allow for targeted clinical magnetic resonance imaging
Magnetic resonance imaging is a noninvasive medical imaging technique used to diagnose a variety of conditions. Conventional MRI scanners face limitations when used to examine small areas, but a modified scanner proposed by Russian researchers may overcome this limitation.
Read MoreVideo: Remembering Arecibo Observatory
On Dec. 1, 2020, the instrument platform of the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico collapsed on the radio dish below. In honor of the observatory’s nearly 60-year run, today’s CTT highlights some of the important discoveries made using data collected from the radio telescope.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Quantum nanodiamonds may help detect disease earlier, avoid defects during additive manufacturing, and other materials stories that may be of interest for December 2, 2020.
Read MoreRepurpose waste concrete through additive manufacturing
To date, recycling of building rubble into new construction products is limited because the material does not meet strict building regulations. A new £6 million project led by Manchester Metropolitan University and partners across Europe aims to overcome this limitation using additive manufacturing because products produced this way are not subject to the same building restrictions.
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