Posts by Lisa McDonald
Ceramic and glass business news of the week
Interactive map of commercially available AM technologies, Kyocera to acquire advanced ceramic business, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for May 31, 2019.
Read MoreVideo: Knit yourself a robot
To engage non-engineers in the creation of robots, researchers at Cornell University created Blossom, an expressive and inexpensive robot platform that can be made from a kit and creatively outfitted with handcrafted materials.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Tougher titanium, octopus-inspired wearable sensor, and other materials stories that may be of interest for May 29, 2019.
Read MoreA perfect material for lasers is the 3D analogue of graphene
Researchers hoped graphene would prove an ideal material for terahertz-range lasers, but those hopes were dashed in the early 2010s. Now, researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology propose Weyl semimetals, a 3D analogue of graphene, could be the answer.
Read MoreGlass innovation in the grocery store, plus more inside June/July 2019 ACerS Bulletin
The June/July 2019 issue of the ACerS Bulletin—featuring articles on glass advances and innovations—is now available online.
Read MoreColor-tunable gallium nitride LEDs may light the future
By controlling the emission states of europium ions in doped gallium nitride, scientists found they can emit various colors of light from a single LED.
Read MoreMake better perfume bottles quickly and inexpensively
Researchers from the United States and Europe developed a numerical model for manufacturing perfume bottles that could cut the cost and time associated with designing new glass containers.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week
Free seminar on powders for additive manufacturing, South Korea–Saudi Arabia joint nuclear energy research center, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for May 24, 2019.
Read MoreVideo: Building a smash-proof guitar
Rock stars are known for smashing guitars—but what happens when they encounter an unbreakable one? Engineering group Sandvik partnered with Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen to test the limits of a smash-proof guitar.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Synthesizing microscopic diamonds, reliable potassium-oxygen battery, and other materials stories that may be of interest for May 22, 2019.
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