Posts by Lisa McDonald
Revised composite materials handbook strives to standardize engineering of ceramic matrix composites
A new and updated Composite Materials Handbook Volume 5: Ceramic Matrix Composites adds important data and reference materials for ceramic matrix composite materials, including sections describing ceramic matrix composite materials/processing, design/analysis guidelines, testing procedures, and data analysis and acceptance.
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New technique to reveal defect densities in graphene layers, battery research could triple range of electric vehicles, and other materials stories that may be of interest for December 20, 2017.
Read MoreScience behind the season—exploring the science of holiday gatherings and Christmas movies
How do you celebrate the year-end holiday season? Whether gathering with family and friends, sharing holiday traditions, exchanging gifts, or watching a favorite holiday movie, there’s science behind the season.
Read MoreSolar window changes from transparent to tinted while generating electricity
Researchers have developed a photovoltaic device that generates electricity from sunlight that passes through thermochromic windows. Their device could provide power to buildings, smartphone batteries, and other electronics.
Read MoreGoing to ICACC 2018? Don’t miss these student and young professional events
Make sure to attend the student and young professional activities at the 42nd International Conference and Expo on Advanced Ceramics…
Read MoreSuper ceramic material builds superconducting magnet, setting new world record strength of 32T
The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Florida State University has used high-temperature superconducting ceramic materials to set a new world record for the strongest superconducting magnet, with a field strength of 32 tesla.
Read MoreA toast to glass: The Glass of Wine book is full-bodied blend of wine and glass, finished with a hint of science
The Glass of Wine is a new book that takes you through the entire wine experience—focusing on winemaking, glass, and the science and technology behind the process of making both.
Read MoreVideo: How to turn sand into a liquid without melting
The melting point of a solid is the temperature at which the solid transforms into a liquid—but is it possible to lose structural rigidity without a change in temperature? Engineer and YouTuber Mark Rober has filled his hot tub with sand to give us the answer.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Chemists synthesize narrow ribbons of graphene using only light and heat, researchers make solid ground toward better lithium-ion battery interfaces, and other materials stories that may be of interest for December 13, 2017.
Read MoreSea urchin-inspired cement could enable more fracture-resistant concrete
Researchers at the University of Konstanz in Germany have shown that they can engineer stronger cement by giving the material a nano-level brick and mortar structure. Adding polymer binders into cement to control its nanostructure, the researchers developed a material 40–100 times more fracture resistant than standard concrete.
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