Posts by Lisa McDonald
Video: 97-year-old concrete ship has colorful history
Concrete ships have been around since the 1800s. But there is one boat with a concrete hull that is still afloat in a Florida sound. Watch the video to learn more about the colorful history of “The Boat”—which seems to have more lives than a cat!
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Inducing superconductivity in tungsten disulfide monolayer, liquid-to-glass transition process gains clarity, and other materials stories that may be of interest for March 28, 2018.
Read MoreZeolite filter removes potentially dangerous compounds while retaining the flavor of smoked foods
Researchers from the University of Reading in the U.K. report that they have devised and tested a zeolite filter that can significantly reduce the presence of carcinogens yet preserve that delicious flavor of smoked foods.
Read More3-D printed ceramics could provide buildings with airflow, evaporative cooling
Inspired by Arabic lace screens, a team of faculty and staff from Iowa State University’s architecture department have created a 3-D-printed ceramic façade that can be used as part of a mechanical system to control the amount of light, privacy, airflow, and cooling in a building.
Read MoreGOMD selects award lecturers for May meeting
The Glass & Optical Materials Division has selected six outstanding glass scientists to present award lectures at the GOMD Annual…
Read MoreRefractories Symposium focuses on glass while breaking a ‘glass ceiling’
Last week ACerS St. Louis Section and Refractory Ceramics Division presented the 54th Annual Refractories Symposium, which has grown into the most significant annual gathering of the refractories community in North America. Nancy Bunt was the first woman to be honored with the St. Louis Section Theodore J. Planje award.
Read MoreCongress-approved spending bill proposes big boosts to research funding
The U.S. Senate just approved a $1.3 trillion spending package that significantly increases funding for research—the plan increases R&D funding by 12.8% over 2017 figures, the largest increases to research spending in nearly a decade.
Read MoreLongtime ACerS member says taking advantage of Corporate Partner benefits is key to building business relationships
Mary Stevenson, president of Deltech Furnaces, believes that the key to developing relationships with other businesses is to take advantage of the numerous benefits an ACerS Corporate Partnership offers. Learn how she has gotten involved with the Society over the years in this Corporate Partner profile.
Read MoreVideo: Laboratory drama unfolds the high-suspense thrill of edge thin-film testing
Analytical materials characterization company MSE Supplies can relate to the high-suspense drama of getting experimental data—the company recently published a short video that hilariously brings this lab-turned-movie-set situation to life.
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Trace of manganese in graphene catalysts suggests better ultrathin fuel-cell components, solar cells could work come rain or shine with a TENG, and other materials stories that may be of interest for March 21, 2018.
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