Posts by Lisa McDonald
A “green” development for St. Patrick’s Day: Ultra-safe and high-energy batteries
Did you remember to wear green for St. Patrick’s Day? We’re celebrating the day by highlighting some “green” energy research at The Pennsylvania State University on a stable and high-energy battery made possible thanks to a self-heating ability.
Read MoreCatching a break—how sol-gel coatings strengthen display glass
Sol-gel is a relatively inexpensive and easily controlled coating method to potentially strengthen glass. In a recent ACerS journal article, researchers look at the three key factors affecting the ability of sol-gel coatings to strengthen glass: elastic modulus, residual stress, and filling ratio.
Read MoreSociety reschedules three spring conferences in response to COVID-19
The American Ceramic Society announces it has rescheduled events through May because of COVID-19. The decision, not taken lightly, is…
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for March 16, 2020
Lithoz inaugurates new Innovation Lab, CelSian course to be provided as a webinar, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for March 16, 2020.
Read MoreFibers from recycled beverage straws may make refractories processing safer and cheaper
Plastic straws cannot be recycled to make new straws, but that does not mean straws are nonrecyclable. Researchers in Brazil looked at turning straws into anti-spalling fibers for refractory castables.
Read MoreVideo: Coronavirus shapes the global ceramic tile industry
The novel coronavirus sweeping the globe is significantly affecting all aspects of society. The global ceramic and glass communities experience the effects in numerous ways, but for ceramic tile makers in India, the coronavirus presents a chance for them to enter markets previously dominated by China.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Free-floating electrocatalysts, nanoscale 4D printing, and other materials stories that may be of interest for March 11, 2020.
Read MoreFaculty sought for Central Ohio Technical College two-year ceramic engineering degree program
Responding to a critical need of the ceramic manufacturing industry, Central Ohio Technical College (Newark, Ohio), in partnership with the…
Read MoreData that lasts—modification of ferroelectric transistor structure improves memory retention
Ferroelectric field-effect transistors are nonvolatile memory devices that nondestructively read stored data. However, data retention times in these devices are short. Purdue University researchers suggest a modification to conventional Fe-FET structure could overcome this obstacle.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for March 9, 2020
Forglass moves to new headquarters, Lucideon whitewares training modules, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for March 9, 2020.
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