Posts by Lisa McDonald
More than coffee cups—ceramic containers with advanced functionality
Ceramic nanocontainers, known for their potential as drug carriers in medical applications, are being investigated in a variety of other fields as well. In two recent JACerS articles, George Kordas investigates the potential of ceramic nanocontainers in energy and anticorrosion applications.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for May 18, 2020
Glass experts help to secure £1.5m funding for energy projects, Indian refractory makers hit hard, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for May 18, 2020.
Read MoreUltrafast high-temperature sintering—opening the door to AI-driven materials discovery
Artificial intelligence techniques hasten the process of identifying new ceramic and glass compositions, but current synthesis methods limit how quickly new compositions can be experimentally tested. University of Maryland researchers and colleagues developed a new ultrafast high-temperature sintering method that could greatly speed up ceramic synthesis.
Read MoreVideo: Refractories—the hidden essential industry
As local and federal governments mandate which businesses and industries are essential, some governments initially overlooked the refractory industry. Learn about what makes the refractory industry essential and what some refractory companies are doing to secure the right to reopen.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
3D print ultrathin concrete structures, gallium oxide for next-gen radiation detectors, and other materials stories that may be of interest for May 13, 2020.
Read MoreToward commercial viability—tellurium stabilizes lithium deposition in Li-S batteries
Lithium-sulfur batteries could enable the next generation of high-energy-density rechargeable batteries—but only if lithium deposition is stabilized. Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin found adding elemental tellurium to the cathode may solve this challenge.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for May 11, 2020
Form Energy gets first grid-scale battery installation, ACI Foundation announces 2020 award recipients, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for May 11, 2020.
Read MoreBreaking orbital symmetry—researchers achieve arbitrary control of light chirality
Controlling the chirality of light is important in many fundamental and applied studies. An international research collaboration designed and fabricated a metasurface that can control chirality by breaking the symmetry of light’s orbital angular momentum.
Read MoreVolunteer spotlight: Lavina Backman
ACerS is pleased to announce that Lavina Backman has been selected for Volunteer Spotlight, a program through which we recognize…
Read MoreVideo: Celebrating mothers in science
In many countries around the world, the second Sunday of May is Mother’s Day. Many women who are mothers work full-time or part-time jobs as well, so in today’s CTT, we celebrate all the mothers in science!
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