Posts by Lisa McDonald
Other materials stories that may be of interest
New lithium-sulfur battery could outperform current market leaders, diamond defect 3D images 27-atom cluster, and other materials stories that may be of interest for January 8, 2020.
Read MoreLucrative lunar? Startup companies raise significant funding to mine the moon for rare earth elements and more
A whole slate of startup companies are raising millions of dollars in funding to support their missions to extract resources from space—but is mining the moon for rare earth elements even feasible?
Read MoreA stimulating discovery: Bioactive glasses show promise in muscle regeneration
Current methods for repairing skeletal muscle have limited success. Researchers from the United States and China evaluated the potential of bioactive glass to stimulate muscle regeneration, with promising results.
Read MoreJonathon’s journal gems—Jonathon’s top 5 favorite Ceramic Tech Today posts from 2019
Water purification techniques, sodium-ion batteries, and expanding your impact make Jonathon’s list of top five favorite CTT posts from 2019.
Read MoreQuantifying potential—researchers close in on hafnia-based nonvolatile memory
Hafnium oxide-based ferroelectrics are promising materials for nonvolatile memory devices, as they are compatible with modern semiconductor technologies. Researchers led by the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology came up with a unique method to better characterize these materials.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week
Second rare earth exchange opens in China, US-Israel fund to invest $6M in joint clean energy projects, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for January 3, 2020.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Tomato skin and carbon nanoparticles to generate electricity, how tungsten erodes in tokamaks, and other materials stories that may be of interest for January 1, 2020.
Read MoreIt’s beginning to look a lot like year’s end: Lisa’s top 5 favorite Ceramic Tech Today posts from 2019
Weyl semimetals, flexible glasses in bulk form, and multilayer ceramic capacitor shortage make Lisa’s list of top five favorite CTT posts from 2019.
Read MoreNanospinning performance fabrics—the next generation of gear is weaving materials science into outerwear
By incorporating electrospun nanofibers, The North Face’s new Futurelight gear is designed to be more breathable and lightweight than any other performance material currently on the market.
Read MoreA hundred years of ferroelectricity, plus more inside January/February 2020 ACerS Bulletin
The January/February 2020 issue of the ACerS Bulletin—featuring the history and industry impact of ferroelectric materials—is now available online. Plus—NSF CAREER Ceramics Program decadal overview.
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