Posts by Lisa McDonald
New high-pressure method could make large, flexible solar panels a cost-effective reality
Scientists at Pennsylvania State University are working on a new high-pressure technique that could open the door to more cost-effective production of large, flexible solar panels.
Read MoreFuture looks bright for next-gen ceramic materials and workforce in June/July 2016 Bulletin
Your summer reading is delivered—the June/July issue of the ACerS Bulletin is now available online.
Read MoreVideo: Computational thermoforming—the cheaper alternative to 3D printing?
Can a technique used to manufacture common molded parts, like yogurt containers and packaging for electronics, serve as a more cost-effective alternative to mass 3-D printing? Researchers at ETH Zürich and Disney Research Zürich say yes.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Functionalized nanomaterials for carbon capture, floor tiles that generate power, and other materials stories that may be of interest for May 18, 2016.
Read MoreDown, but not out: Novel electronic material self-heals, restores functionality post-trauma
A team of researchers at Pennsylvania State University has created a new electronic material that can heal all its functions automatically, even after breaking multiple times.
Read MoreBioMin bioactive glass toothpaste may better protect sensitive teeth and find its way into US market
News from Queen Mary University of London reports that U.K. scientists have developed a new and improved bioactive glass toothpaste formulation called BioMin, which can address tooth sensitivity and help prevent tooth decay and acid erosion.
Read MoreIntegrated Roadways’ smart concrete is helping build smarter, safer, and connected roads
Integrated Roadways (Kansas City, Mo.) is a company with big plans for an uber-connected world—the company is pioneering its namesake to build a world literally and figuratively connected by a mobile Internet of Things.
Read MoreResearchers create single diamond/boron nitride crystalline layers for more efficient high-power machining
ACerS member Jay Narayan and his research team at North Carolina State University have developed a new technique to deposit diamond on the surface of cubic boron nitride, integrating the two materials into a single crystalline structure that can be used in high-power devices.
Read MoreVideo: Teslaphoresis self assembles carbon nanotubes to wire and light LED
Rice University scientists—and collaborators from the University of Tennessee, Texas A&M Engineering, and Second Baptist School—have discovered that they can use Tesla coils to direct long-range self-assembly of carbon nanotubes.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
A winning recipe for 3-D printing bone, visualizing lithiation of iron oxide, and other materials stories that may be of interest for May 11, 2016.
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