Posts by Lisa McDonald
Vitrification process turns radioactive waste into durable glass for safe disposal
Researchers have successfully converted radioactive waste into glass through vitrification at the Hanford Nuclear Site. The test is part of an overall plan to send low-activity waste directly to the vitrification facility via Direct Feed Low-Activity Waste system.
Read MoreVideo: Move over driverless cars—These 3-D printed autonomous boats reduce traffic by hauling goods, people
We have driverless cars. What about driverless boats? Researchers at MIT have designed an autonomous 3-D printed boat that can transport people and deliver goods to their destinations, reducing traffic on roads.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Electron tomography technique leads to 3-D reconstructions at the nanoscale, National Energy Technology Laboratory experimenting with high-entropy alloys to increase energy efficiency, and other materials stories that may be of interest for June 6, 2018.
Read MoreMaking cheaper, small-diameter carbon nanotubes from carbon dioxide
Researchers at Vanderbilt University are making something useful out of carbon dioxide pulled from the air: Small-diameter carbon nanotubes. Their CNTs are not only higher quality, but the process to make them is cheaper than current methods.
Read More2019-2020 Slate of ACerS Officers
The new slate of 2019-2020 ACerS Officers Slate has been determined. There were no contested offices and no write-in candidates,…
Read MoreGOMD awards poster winners
At its Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, May 2018, the Glass & Optical Materials Division awarded best graduate and…
Read MoreUS Department of Energy funds $106 million in new energy projects
The U.S. Department of Energy recently earmarked approximately $106 million for two new energy projects: High-temperature concentrating solar power technology, and Small business research and development grants.
Read MoreVideo: This tiny tooth sensor could soon monitor your health
Researchers have developed a tiny sensor that can be inserted into a patient’s gum or on a tooth to detect gum disease and monitor health by analyzing saliva. This device could eventually replace the traditional pinprick to analyze a patient’s blood.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Improved technique for scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscopy, novel cryogenic near-field optical microscope, and other materials stories that may be of interest for May 30, 2018.
Read MoreConcrete goes ‘green’ with addition of graphene
Scientists from the University of Exeter have developed a process for producing an environmentally-friendly concrete that incorporates graphene at the nanoscale. The new concrete material is stronger and more water resistant than existing concretes.
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