Posts by Lisa McDonald
Ceramic and glass business news of the week for January 13, 2025
TSMC’s first new overseas fab in years begins to make chips, Daniel Llaguno appointed as president of UNITECR, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for January 13, 2025.
Read MoreCommunications coincide: Entangled quantum and classical signals successfully traverse fiber-optic cable simultaneously
In a world first, Northwestern University engineers successfully demonstrated that entangled quantum and classical signals can be sent simultaneously through a single fiber-optic cable. This discovery could greatly simplify the infrastructure required for advanced communication technologies.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest for January 8, 2025
Feasting fungi improve carbon fiber recycling, light-induced magnetization, and other materials stories that may be of interest for January 8, 2025.
Read MoreEggshells: A prime example of natural engineering
Eggs are a longtime staple of breakfasts all over the world, yet many people do not realize the small miracle of engineering that the humble chicken egg represents. This CTT looks at the structure and properties of eggshells and considers their use in bioceramic applications.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for January 6, 2025
Construction of 3D-printed social housing projects takes place in Australia and Europe, Korea proposes new global standards for hydrogen technology, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for January 6, 2025.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for December 23, 2024
Switzerland to join Horizon Europe after deal with Brussels, DOE releases long-awaited liquefied natural gas study, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for December 23, 2024.
Read MoreScientific glassmaking: An indispensable research support
Despite the availability of mass-produced precision glassware, the need for highly skilled scientific glassmakers endures because some discoveries require the design of unique instruments that are not or cannot be mass produced.
Read MoreVideo: ‘Year of the Eggheads’ commemorates enduring legacy of late UC Davis sculptor Robert Arneson
California sculptor Robert Arneson profoundly shaped the field of ceramic art during his time as a professor at the University of California, Davis. This year, UC Davis commemorated his legacy through a series of special events based on Arneson’s on-campus Egghead sculptures.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest for December 18, 2024
Nanoceramic ‘stars’ deliver medical treatment, mapped molecular arrangements better catalytic systems, and other materials stories that may be of interest for December 18, 2024.
Read MoreScalable fabrication process shows promise for manufacturing graphene-based memristors
Graphene electrodes for memristors have many benefits, but producing large-area monolayer graphene on technologically relevant substrates is challenging. Researchers from Queen Mary University of London and Paragraf Limited showed that a chemical vapor deposition method could allow for scalable fabrication.
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