Posts by Lisa McDonald
NSF to hold Career Development Workshop in Ceramics at PACRIM 12
PACRIM 12 will hold a career development workshop in ceramics, organized by the National Science Foundation, designed to enhance the career development next-generation ceramic materials research and education leaders.
Read MoreResource directory, profile of the ceramic industry, and more inside December 2016 ACerS Bulletin
The December issue of the ACerS Bulletin—featuring the annual ceramicSOURCE buyer’s guide and a full profile of the ceramic industry—is now available online.
Read MoreVideo: Magnetic ink prints self-healing devices that fix themselves in mere milliseconds
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a neodymium-loaded magnetic ink that can be used to print batteries, circuits, and other devices that, if broken or damaged, can self-heal themselves in a matter of milliseconds.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Graphene templates make new metal-oxide nanostructures, green process to produce carbon fibers for rocket nozzles gets patent, and other materials stories that may be of interest for November 16, 2016.
Read MoreNatural defects in 2-D materials pose new challenge for next-gen flexible electronics
Researchers at Rice University recently found that 2-D semiconducting molybdenum diselenide’s tensile strength is more brittle than expected, due to the material’s inherent flaws—as small as one missing atom can crack the material under strain.
Read MoreGallium nitride has wear resistance that approaches that of diamond
Researchers at Lehigh University report that in addition to gallium nitride’s checklist of other useful properties, the material has a wear rate that approaches that of diamonds—which could open the material’s foray into even more diverse applications.
Read MoreGOMD offers registration grants for students! Apply by December 16.
ACerS Glass & Optical Materials Division is pleased to provide registration grants of $395 each for selected students to attend…
Read MoreResources page to help keep manufacturers informed about regulations and rules
To help manufacturers stay informed, ACerS recently added a Resources for manufacturers page to ceramics.org, which provides resources related to regulations that impact the manufacturing community and beyond.
Read MoreGlass professionals converge to tackle industry’s toughest challenges
More than 500 attendees came together for the 77th Conference on Glass Problems in Columbus, Ohio, this week, including an unprecedented number of students.
Read MoreCheck out our photos from MS&T 2016. Do you see anyone you know?
ACerS photographers were busy snapping photos at the recent MS&T16 meeting in Salt Lake City. Check out our photo album!
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