Posts by Lisa McDonald
Pantry ingredients help cook cakes and carbon nanotubes equally
Compared to common metallic catalysts, researchers from MIT, Harvard, and NIST found sodium catalysts synthesize carbon nanotubes at far lower temperatures and do not leave residue behind in the final product.
Read MoreVolunteer spotlight: Ashley Hampton
ACerS is pleased to announce that Ashley Hampton has been selected for Volunteer Spotlight, a program through which we recognize…
Read MoreSet sail on the road to discovery: Chemical map charts course to hundreds of new nitrides
Exploratory synthesis of nitride materials can be a time-consuming and risky venture. A new map of ternary metal nitrides gives scientists a good idea of where to look for new nitrides.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week
American Concrete Institute releases new repair code, rare earth industry association founded in Belgium, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for June 28, 2019.
Read MoreVideo: 120-year-old solar eclipse caught on film
The one and only total solar eclipse of 2019 takes place on July 2. To prepare for the occasion, take a look at the oldest surviving footage of a solar eclipse from 1900.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Graphene identifies stomach-cancer causing bacteria, continuous carbon fiber additive manufacturing, and other materials stories that may be of interest for June 26, 2019.
Read MoreImproving water splitting efficiency of tantalum nitride photocatalysts
To improve overall water splitting capability of tantalum nitride photocatalysts, researchers in Japan investigated which tantalum precursors and nitridation times increase efficiency.
Read MoreFabricate MOFs with the power of sound
An Australian research team developed a one-step synthesis and activation technique for metal-organic framework powders that both ensures a high degree of orientation and removes the need for further post-processing steps.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week
GKN Aerospace opens AM pilot production cell, Corning building more Gen 10.5 glass plants, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for June 21, 2019.
Read MoreVideo: 3D print a diamond composite
Diamond, the hardest of the common naturally occurring substances, is almost impossible to form into complex shapes. Engineering company Sandvik developed a 3D printing process for diamond composites that makes complex shapes possible.
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