Posts by Lisa McDonald
Materials scientists and ACerS members weigh in on vibranium—a material with superpowers
In the movie “Black Panther,” the superhero gets his powers from vibranium—a nearly indestructible material with superior properties. Materials scientists Yury Gogotsi and Jayakanth Ravichandran offer their perspectives on the material in a Gizmodo interview.
Read MoreGE Aviation invests additional $105M to manufacture ceramic matrix composites for jet engines
GE Aviation is expanding two of its ceramic matrix composite manufacturing plants in North Carolina, one in Asheville and one in West Jefferson. The company will invest an additional $105 million in the plants, which manufacture jet engine components.
Read MoreVideo: Scanning tunneling microscope gets upgrade that could enable atomic-scale fabrication
In an effort to improve the scanning tunneling microscope, researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas have pinpointed the problem that allows the microscope’s probe tip to crash into the sample it’s scanning and have devised a way to prevent it from happening.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Splitting crystals for 2-D metallic conductivity, nature-inspired design for new electrode could boost supercapacitors’ performance, and other materials stories that may be of interest for March 7, 2018.
Read MoreACerS Journals = valuable member resource
The American Ceramic Society journal editors and staff are making the journals more accessible to the ACerS members with new…
Read MoreElectronic circuits are 3-D printed with silver nanowire ‘ink’ for variety of flexible devices
Researchers have developed a process that uses silver nanowires to print electronic circuits on flexible surfaces. Their method could be promising for the future of flexible and wearable electronics, especially for the medical industry.
Read MoreNewly formed consortium uses interdisciplinary membership, industry dialogue to advocate thermodynamic data
A recently established Thermodynamics Consortium is aiming to bolster thermodynamic research by enhancing interactions, collaborations, and activities of a wide variety of scientists involved in thermodynamics research.
Read MorePermeable concrete prevents water runoff while solving carbon fiber waste problem
Researchers have developed a type of permeable concrete that solves two problems: flooding from water pooling during heavy rains and recycling of an industrial waste product that previously had no reuse applications.
Read MoreMaterials advances broaden prospects for ceramics in future fuel cells
Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a high-efficiency protonic ceramic fuel cell that operates at mid-range temperatures; and researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are harnessing the power of computation to identify better materials for solid oxide fuel cells.
Read MoreVideo: Engineering students compete in concrete toboggan race
Did you miss the Olympics this year? Today’s video features an annual concrete toboggan race, in which engineering students from across Canada (and sometimes beyond) compete to build a 350-lb. toboggan with concrete runners.
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