Posts by Lisa McDonald
Power trio: Graphene integrates with 2-D nanomaterials to reshape next-gen consumer electronics
Researchers at the University of California Riverside and the University of Georgia say they’ve integrated graphene with tantalum sulfide and hexagonal boron nitride to create the first useful device that exploits the potential of charge-density waves to modulate an electrical current through a 2-D material.
Read MoreEMA 2017: Student paper and poster awards
The Electronic Materials and Applications 2017 (EMA 2017) conference follows its established tradition of strongly supporting and encouraging undergraduate and…
Read MoreMaterials mashup: New technique integrates oxides with silicon chips for ‘smarter’ devices
ACerS member Jay Narayan and his team at North Carolina State University have partnered with the U.S. Army Research Office to create a new way to integrate oxide materials with silicon chips—a development, the team says, that will lead to smarter, lighter, more efficient electronic devices.
Read MoreGlass microspheres hollow out a niche for anticounterfeiting strategies—and much more—inside August 2016 ACerS Bulletin
The August issue of the ACerS Bulletin—featuring stories about hollow glass microspheres for anti-counterfeiting strategies, the annual mineral commodities summary, processing of kaolin clay into low-dielectric-constant ceramics, and choosing the right kiln—is now available online.
Read MoreA solid future: Cements conference looks at ‘a vision of things to come’ for the industry
ACerS Cements Division held a successful meeting July 10–13 at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. The 7th Advances in Cement-Based Materials conference brought together 113 academics, students, and cements professionals from around the globe.
Read MoreVideo: Argonne National Lab warms up new incubator to grow energy technologies
Argonne National Lab (Argonne, Ill.) is now accepting applications from intrepid entrepreneurs for its brand new and fully supportive energy incubator program, Chain Reaction Innovations (CRI).
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Nanotech tattoo monitors muscle activity, microchips enable extreme space science, and other materials stories that may be of interest for July 20, 2016.
Read MoreCentering on excellence—Morgan Advanced Materials and Penn State team up to establish new carbon science center
Continuing the trend towards novel industry–academia partnerships, Morgan Advanced Materials and Pennsylvania State University recently announced they’re pairing up to form a new R&D center focused solely on advancing carbon materials.
Read MoreMeasuring up: Teslas, teslas, and Trump
Why should the presumptive republican presidential-nominee be concerned about teslas? Tech CEO Josh Tetrick “just bought two Teslas’ worth of full-page ads against Donald Trump,” according to a recent report.
Read MoreHench Festschrift celebrates researcher and shows evolving impact of bioactive glasses
The June 2016 issue of The International Journal of Applied Glass Science Festschrift honors the memory of Larry L. Hench and celebrates the impact of his work.
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