Posts by Lisa McDonald
Distinguished 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.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Carbon nanotubes measurement possible, hydrogels treat bone defects, and other materials stories that may be of interest for August 28, 2019.
Read MoreLithium is not the (Li)mit—researchers produce all-solid-state sodium-ion battery
To advance energy storage technologies, batteries made from materials other than lithium need to be developed and explored. Researchers from Nippon Electric Glass and Nagaoka University of Technology created one such battery—an all-solid-state sodium-ion battery.
Read MoreDirectly from glassy to crystal: Phase change material switches state without entering liquid phase
Phase change materials are an excellent way to store data—if you know how to effectively switch between the material’s glassy and crystal states. Researchers at the University of Arizona and RWTH Aachen University discovered unlike most glasses, the PCM Ge2Sb2Te5 can switch directly from glassy to crystal without entering the liquid phase.
Read MoreNanoscale bottles protect fatty acid payloads
Fatty acids, although biodegradable and biocompatible, experience poor dispersibility and stability under physiological conditions, hindering their application as drug-carrying materials. Researchers at Georgia Tech and Shandong University created silica-based nanocapsules that safely carry drug-containing fatty acids to a targeted destination.
Read MoreCheers to sustainability—lifecycle analysis pits glass bottles against aluminum cans
From an environmental sustainability standpoint, which is better: glass bottles or aluminum cans? Turns out, the answer is not so clear-cut.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week
O-I set to produce bottles from recycled curbside glass, Horizon 2020 program offers €450,000 for additive manufacturing SMEs, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for August 23, 2019.
Read MoreThe future of energy storage, plus more inside September 2019 ACerS Bulletin
The September 2019 issue of the ACerS Bulletin—featuring articles on energy storage technologies and ceramics and glass education outreach—is now available online. Plus—ACerS Annual Meeting and awards.
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