Posts by Lisa McDonald
GOMD 2018 leadership featured in special virtual issues of IJAGS, JACerS
Through June 30, ACerS and Wiley are offering free access to nearly 30 journal articles authored by ACerS members who have organized or will be speaking at GOMD 2018. After June 30, ACerS members can continue to access the articles through the member portal.
Read MoreNew simpler recycling process extracts rare-earth magnets from discarded electronics
Researchers have developed a simple process for extracting rare-earth magnets from discarded electronic devices. Their method reduces manufactured waste and recycles materials into magnets for other uses.
Read MoreA workout for your glass—Nanoparticle coating makes glass stronger, boosts impact resistance
A company called MetaShield has developed a simple, spray-on, nanoparticle-based coating—and now independent laboratory testing verifies that the coating significantly enhances the impact resistance of glass.
Read MoreVideo: Your skin becomes the touchscreen for this futuristic projector smartwatch
Researchers and engineers at Carnegie Mellon University and ASU Tech Co. Ltd. in China have a solution that thinks outside the box—a smartwatch that has a built-in projector that instead turns your skin into the touchscreen.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
1-D zirconium tritelluride nanoribbons pack powerful punch for next generation electronics, bright future for solar cell technology, and other materials stories that may be of interest for May 9, 2018.
Read MoreCarbon combines with solar energy to purify water in high-performance method
Researchers have developed a novel water purification process using solar energy and carbon-coated paper. Their method could eventually be scalable for purifying water in third-world countries or in areas cut off from water due to recent disasters.
Read MoreSintering smaller grains to build stronger ceramics
Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory have hit a new low—while their previous work with environmentally controlled pressure assisted sintering achieved grain sizes as small as 28 nm, they now report grain sizes of just 3.6 nm.
Read MoreIt’s a wrap! Ceramics Expo 2018 proves to be successful blend of learning, networking, and sales leads
Ceramics Expo 2018 wrapped up the week with Industry Benchpress panel discussion, ACerS short courses, and more business leads on the expo floor. Save the dates—April 30–May 1 for Ceramics Expo 2019!
Read MoreNecessary roughness: Engineering particle surfaces to control how cements and other suspended materials flow
Researchers from ETH Zurich have created a library of silicate particles and precisely studied how the surface roughness of particles affects the viscosity and thickening behavior of suspensions of those particles.
Read MoreCeramics Expo 2018 day 2—Learning, networking, building relationships
Day 2 of Ceramics Expo 2018 was just as bustling—if not more so—than opening day. Sessions at the Conference at Ceramics Expo discussed advanced ceramics in automotive applications, computational modeling in ceramic processing, and much more.
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