Posts by Lisa McDonald
GOMD 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!
Read MoreFree ACerS/Wiley Download Direct program: Try it out!
Have you tried the ACerS/Wiley Download Direct program? ACerS publishing partner Wiley has made 500 journal articles per month from…
Read MoreVideo: 3-D printing key to conserving rare-earth materials for high-power magnet production
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory say they’ve 3-D-printed permanent magnets that can outperform bonded magnets made using traditional techniques while conserving critical rare materials in the process.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Graphene cracks glass corrosion, spacecraft nuclear batteries get a boost from new materials, and other materials stories that may be of interest for November 9, 2016.
Read MoreCeramics are superior: Ceramic materials offer safer solutions to lithium-ion battery woes
With the swirling debacle surrounding Samsung’s exploding lithium-ions and NASA’s accidently self-destructing robot, consumer interest in battery safety has seldom been higher—which is why ceramic materials are getting their spot in the battery technology limelight.
Read MoreCracking the corrosion code: Graphene coating could help mitigate glass damage
Researchers from the Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials at the Institute for Basic Science in South Korea say that a novel graphene coating might help solve challenges with glass corrosion.
Read MoreTesla unveils solar glass roofing tiles as part of its vision for integrated sustainable energy
Although most famous for making electric cars, last week Tesla unveiled its concept for solar glass roofing tiles that will expand the company’s vision for a future powered by integrated sustainable energy.
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