Posts by Lisa McDonald
Supporting ceramic industries, plus more inside June/July 2026 ACerS Bulletin
The June/July 2026 issue of the ACerS Bulletin—featuring ways to support future ceramic researchers and industries—is now available online. Plus—“Emerging Professionals” section.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest for June 10, 2026
Experimental choices undermine flow battery comparisons, van der Waals forces tune thin film properties, and other materials stories that may be of interest for June 10, 2026.
Read MoreIndustrial scale, clear vision: The Crystal Palace Era
During the mid-19th century, a series of Crystal Palaces appeared in cities around the world. This CTT looks at the economic and technological events that led to the first Crystal Palace, which inspired a new generation of glass architecture.
Read MoreVolunteer spotlight: Dong (Lilly) Liu
We feature Dong (Lilly) Liu in this month’s edition of ACerS Volunteer Spotlight. She is currently leading chair of the ACerS International United Kingdom Chapter.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for June 8, 2026
Dutch molten salt reactor testing facility launched, Nordic countries unite under new AM alliance, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for June 8, 2026.
Read MoreYears-long BOLT Program maps out the chaotic forces of hypersonic flight
To design materials that can withstand hypersonic flight, researchers must have an accurate understanding of the forces that the aerospace structure will need to withstand. A new paper summarizes what was learned about boundary layer transition and turbulence during the nearly decade-long BOLT Program.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest for June 3, 2026
Sequentially stacked high-performance silicon circuits, observed inception of hydrogen–uranium reaction, and other materials stories that may be of interest for June 3, 2026.
Read MoreColorant curiosities: Research and development efforts that enable the modern vivid world
Today’s CTT rounds up some of the groundbreaking colorant research and development efforts that enable our modern vivid world.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for June 1, 2026
U.K. to build the world’s first commercial-scale hydrogen-fired brick kiln plant, Morocco’s ceramics industry signs strategic pact to upgrade quality and expand exports, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for June 1, 2026.
Read MoreMillimeter-wave drilling: Extracting geothermal energy through vitrified boreholes
Few places on Earth can easily make use of geothermal energy, but development of the millimeter-wave drilling technology could expand access to geothermal energy around the world.
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