Posts by Lisa McDonald
US DOE earmarks $35M to solve advanced manufacturing challenges; businesses solve workforce challenges at local level
The U.S. Department of Energy recently funded 24 manufacturing research projects in the amount of $35 million to solve advanced manufacturing challenges. At the local level, businesses are partnering with academia and nonprofits to solve manufacturing’s workforce challenges.
Read MoreGetting the lead out—New material for perovskite solar cells replaces lead with titanium
Researchers have created a material that replaces lead with titanium that could be used in inorganic thin-film perovskite solar cells. Their lead-free perovskite offers better stability and a more environmentally-friendly alternative for tandem solar cells.
Read MoreSick? This antimicrobial coating for ceramic, glass, and more is on track for commercial microbe killing
The materials science center at Trinity College Dublin, called AMBER, recently teamed up with tech company Kastus to develop an antimicrobial coating that can be applied to ceramic tiles, glass doors, smartphone screens, door handles, and much more.
Read MoreACerS streamlines journal submission process
If you have had challenges submitting journal articles in the past, you’ll be happy to learn that ACerS has now made the submission process easier. Changes include quicker review times, faster time to publish, and author-sharing tools.
Read MoreVideo: Clearly cool—incredible engineering behind big air jumps and glass snowboards
As we celebrate National Engineer’s Week, let’s dive into the complex engineering of the snowboarding big air jump and see how one snowboarding company engineered a special snowboard entirely out of glass.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
A new radiation detector made from graphene, team doubles down on energy storage with novel metal-oxide magnesium battery, and other materials stories that may be of interest for February 21, 2018.
Read MoreHappy National Engineers Week! Celebrate all that engineering means to our modern world
This week is National Engineers Week, a weeklong celebration of all that engineers do to make our world a better place—and it’s not hard to find engineering’s effects on our daily lives.
Read MoreACerS Fellow continues to learn at age 100
ACerS Fellow Ralph Rose celebrated his 100th birthday in December 2017. He reflects on his life as one of hard work, family love, striving for education and the American dream, service to his community, and professional achievement.
Read MoreACerS elects Oleg Mazurin as Honorary Member
ACerS Board of Directors recently elected prominent glass scientist Oleg Mazurin as an Honorary Member of ACerS. Mazurin’s contributions to glass science include hundreds of journal publications, 15 books, and a glass database.
Read MoreFusion cast refractories for nuclear waste vitrification, plus much more, in March 2018 ACerS Bulletin
The March 2018 issue of the ACerS Bulletin—featuring stories about fusion cast refractories for nuclear waste vitrification, the World Materials Research Institutes Forum, micromilling ceramic nanoparticulate materials, new NSF awards, and more—is now available online.
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