Posts by Lisa McDonald
Video: Bottle houses—another way to reuse glass
Many glass recycling initiatives focus on crushing the original glass product and turning it into something else. However, you do not need to necessarily crush glass to reuse it, as numerous “bottle houses” around the world show. Take a look at a few of the famous ones.
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Graphene won’t crack under pressure, nanoparticle chomps away plaques, and other materials stories that may be of interest for February 5, 2020.
Read MoreBacteria bind bricks to create sustainable living building material
Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder designed a living building material cemented together with cyanobacteria-secreted calcium carbonate—offering possibilities for construction in resource-limited settings.
Read MoreFaster than a speeding bullet: A review on fiber reinforced UHTCMCs for hypersonic aircraft and more
Ultra-high temperature ceramic matrix composites could be used on some of the hottest portions of hypersonic aircraft if their brittleness is reduced. Research on using fibers to reinforce these materials increased greatly in the past decade, and a recent review article in an ACerS journal discusses the progress and challenges in this field.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for February 3, 2020
Ghani Glass doubles production capacity, RHI Magnesita acquires Missouri Refractories Co, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for February 3, 2020.
Read MoreFerroelectric focus at the Electronic Materials and Applications Conference
The 11th annual Electronic Materials and Applications Conference (EMA 2020) took place in Orlando on Jan. 22–24, 2020. Ferroelectricity was a big topic of discussion this year, in addition to various properties of complex oxides.
Read MoreBinding ‘cheep’ fertilizer: Ceramics harden chicken waste for easier transport
Chicken litter is a good fertilizer due to a composition rich in nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus. However, transporting the residue is difficult because it crumbles. Researchers from Brazil investigate using ceramic additives to increase waste hardness for easier transport.
Read MoreVideo: Starlink strife and a possible four-satellite solution
With just under 200 of 12,000 satellites launched, SpaceX’s planned Starlink constellation is already causing major complications for astronomers. Global internet coverage could theoretically be achieved with only four satellites, and a new paper proposes a way to make such a constellation economically feasible.
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A megalibrary of nanoparticles, model for storing nuclear waste incomplete, and other materials stories that may be of interest for January 29, 2020.
Read MoreStop bleeding without adhering—carbon nanofiber coating offers superior bandage material
Materials to stop bleeding should ideally minimize blood loss while not sticking to the wound. Researchers from ETH Zurich and the National University of Singapore discovered coating gauze with a mix of silicone and carbon nanofibers achieves both objectives.
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