Posts by Lisa McDonald
Designer hybrid 2D materials: New platform opens paths to chemically combining fundamentally different materials
Layering 2D materials typically results in enhanced properties, not new properties that neither material has on its own. Researchers led by Rice University developed a new processing method that results in genuine 2D hybrid materials and demonstrated its potential by combining graphene and silica glass.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for July 21, 2025
$20M semiconductor research facility coming to Stony Brook University, Iran schedules nuclear energy talks with three European powers, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for July 21, 2025.
Read MoreCeramics continue to reduce AI’s effect on global warming
Developing new materials with better thermal and electrical properties than silicon can help us meet data center demands but at a lower energy cost. In the past six years, ACerS member Shunpei Yamazaki and his team from Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. have made huge progress in developing several oxide ceramics as alternatives.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest for July 16, 2025
Control magnetism in super-thin materials, upcycle solar glass waste, and other materials stories that may be of interest for July 16, 2025.
Read MoreBullet-resistant glass: Saving lives through increasingly refined materials science
Bullet-resistant glass, known colloquially as “bulletproof” glass, can be found installed wherever high levels of security are required. Various materials and designs fall under this umbrella term, but all serve to help protect people now and in the future.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for July 14, 2025
China completes world’s largest vanadium flow battery plant, CECIMO announces launch of Manifesto to position Europe as a global AM leader, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for July 14, 2025.
Read MoreStructural clay experts convene in Birmingham for networking and plant tours
The 2025 combined meeting of the ACerS Structural Clay Products Division, ACerS Southwest Section, and Clemson University’s National Brick Research Center took place in Birmingham, Ala., June 9–11. More than 100 attendees came to enjoy the networking, technical presentations, and plant tours.
Read MoreBeyond the standard: Additional steps may be required for surface preparation of ferroelectric samples
Researchers generally rely on heat treatment after mechanical polishing to minimize any stress-induced changes to the surface of ferroelectric and piezoelectric samples. A new study shows that more attention should be paid to the polishing and heat treatment steps.
Read MoreVolunteer spotlight: Bryce Switzer
We feature Bryce Switzer in this month’s edition of ACerS Volunteer Spotlight. He is helping develop a program to identify and retain a new generation of “Brick Makers.”
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest for July 9, 2025
DNA-sized crystals in cosmic ice, AI fingerprints detected in millions of scientific papers, and other materials stories that may be of interest for July 9, 2025.
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