Posts by Lisa McDonald
Video: The right to repair in a Fair(phone) manner
The Right to Repair movement calls for manufacturers to give consumers the ability to repair their own devices. Fairphone, a social enterprise company, designs and produces smartphones that are easily repairable and have minimal environmental impact.
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Blue perovskite LEDs get efficiency boost, “grow” tooth enamel, and other materials stories that may be of interest for September 4, 2019.
Read MoreVolunteer spotlight: Charmayne Lonergan
ACerS is pleased to announce that Charmayne Lonergan has been selected for Volunteer Spotlight, a program through which we recognize…
Read MoreMagnonics, an alternative to conventional electronics
Magnonics, an emerging field of magnetism, could provide an alternative method of data manipulation to silicon electronics. Researchers from universities in Russia, the Netherlands, and Germany developed a superconducting/ferromagnetic material for magnonic applications.
Read MoreUltrathin glass goes ultrawide
Glass panels with large dimensions can be fabricated using the float glass process—but can the process also fabricate ultrathin glass? Scientists at the State Key Laboratory for Float Glass in China report it can—while still retaining large dimensions.
Read MoreTwo theories, one goal—new formula also describes heat flow in both crystals and glass
In May, a formula was published that could describe thermal transport in both crystals and glass. Now, a new formula by researchers in Italy and the United States based on a different mathematical framework can also model such thermal transport.
Read MoreDistinguished invited speakers deliver high quality content at MCARE 2019
Over 450 people from 20 countries gathered August 19–23 in Jeju Island, South Korea, for the Materials Challenges in Alternative and Renewable Energy 2019 (MCARE 2019) meeting. Started in 2008, MCARE will be held in combination with the Energy Harvesting Society in 2020.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week
PNNL to study grid security, Aegg to open first major UK warehouse facilities, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for August 30, 2019.
Read MoreVideo: Another way to mine—rare-earth elements extracted from scrapped magnets
Extracting rare earth elements from e-waste can be difficult. The Department of Energy’s Critical Materials Institute and other labs are collaborating to develop new recycling methods—and one method is set for commercial production of rare-earth oxides.
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Carbon nanotubes measurement possible, hydrogels treat bone defects, and other materials stories that may be of interest for August 28, 2019.
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