Posts by Lisa McDonald
Learn what glass researchers are doing in GOMD’s series of videos
Glass researchers are doing amazing things in the lab. Watch these videos submitted by ACerS Glass & Optical Materials Division members and learn how they’re making advances in the glass industry.
Read MoreACerS UK Chapter attracts 55 members to its inaugural meeting
It’s an exciting time for ceramics professionals in the U.K., as ACerS recently launched its first international chapter. The inaugural meeting featured eight speakers on a variety of ceramic-related topics and attracted 55 attendees.
Read MoreHigh heat and pressure help researchers fabricate first samples of transparent silicon nitride
By processing samples of silicon nitride under high pressure and heat, researchers at the Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron have converted an originally opaque hexagonal crystal structure into optically transparent cubic silicon nitride.
Read MoreGlass researchers: Show off your work in a short video!
Glass researchers: It’s time to brag about your work in a short video! ACerS Glass and Optical Materials Division is encouraging its members to create videos about the important research they’re doing.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Star-spangled find may lead to advanced electronics, mapping the effects of crystal defects, and other materials stories that may be of interest for March 22, 2017.
Read MoreSaved by glass: Tardigrades use biological vitrification to survive complete desiccation
New research reveals that tardigrades encode a specific set of proteins that allow the animals’ insides to undergo vitrification, using glassy materials to prevent cellular damage that would otherwise occur when the animals desiccate.
Read MorePublishing Workshop at PACRIM 12/GOMD 2017
Going to PACRIM 12/GOMD 2017? Make sure to attend So You Want to Get Published: A workshop for graduate students…
Read MoreLearn how to improve marketing ROI at Marketing for Manufacturers Forum workshop
The Marketing for Manufacturers Forum on April 24 will include a workshop on how to improve your marketing ROI led by Rebecca Geier, CEO of TREW Marketing. In this interview, she discusses how marketing has changed and what attendees can expect to learn in her workshop.
Read MoreThe Business Issue: Polymer-derived ceramics, industry market report, and more inside April 2017 ACerS Bulletin
The April 2017 issue of the ACerS Bulletin—featuring polymer-derived ceramics, quality control checklists, and a comprehensive ceramic and glass industry market report—is now available online.
Read MoreABET to hold informational retraining session for accreditation evaluators
ABET is holding a retraining session for those who are involved in the accreditation process, on Tuesday April 18, 7:15-9:30pm MST in Phoenix, Ariz. Interested participants can register to attend in person or remotely.
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