Posts by Lisa McDonald
Under Armour’s bioceramic pajamas heal Tom Brady’s body while he sleeps
Athletic apparel maker Under Armor unveiled a bioceramic-laden line of sleepwear at CES 2017, touting the line’s endorsement by famed football player Tom Brady.
Read MoreVideo: Watch the mesmerizing transformation of raw materials into glass bottles
In this video, Chinese glass manufacturer Penglai Industrial Corp. Ltd. opens its plant doors to show us how it manufactures glass bottles.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Scientists create first 2-D electride, researchers use nature’s weaving formula to engineer advanced functional materials, and other materials stories that may be of interest for January 18, 2017.
Read MoreUltrathin aluminum oxide layer boosts performance of garnet ceramic solid-state batteries
Researchers at the University of Maryland have designed a way to insert an ultrathin layer of aluminum oxide in between a garnet ceramic electrolyte and electrodes of solid-state batteries, decreasing impedance by 300-fold and allowing the energy to flow.
Read MoreHot news: Laser melting sets new record for ultra-high temperature ceramic materials
Researchers at Imperial College London have discovered that hafnium carbide and tantalum carbide have some of the highest melting points of any measured materials—making these ultra-high temperature ceramics potentially perfect for use in extreme environments, such as on hypersonic vehicles that soar through space.
Read MoreVideo: Graphene goes 3-D to build porous geometries that are stronger and lighter than steel
Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Mass.) have figured out the key to building strong yet light 3-D structures from graphene.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Nano-chimneys can cool circuits, three-layer nanoparticle catalysts improve zinc-air batteries, and other materials stories that may be of interest for January 11, 2017.
Read MoreCES 2017 shows that the future is here, and it’s built from ceramic and glass materials
The 2017 edition of the Consumer Electronics Show wrapped up its annual exhibition showcasing all the latest consumer electronics and technology this past weekend in Las Vegas, and the show’s expansive 43 football fields worth of tech displayed that our world is getting altogether smarter, brighter, more virtual, more connected, and entirely robotic.
Read MoreElsevier seeks nominations for glass award in honor of W.H. Zachariasen
The Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids (JNCS) is now accepting nominations for the W.H. Zachariasen Award, an early-career honor that recognizes excellence in research and JNCS publication in the field of amorphous materials.
Read MoreFive materials science wonders to watch in 2017
Just as in 2015 and 2016, I’m going to peer into my crystal ball and make some predictions about what will be big in the materials science world in the coming year.
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