Posts by Lisa McDonald
Glass 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.
Read MoreTerahertz measurement technique resolves individual layer thickness within multilayer coatings
Scientists at University of Kaiserslautern and Fraunhofer Institute for Physical Measurement Techniques in Kaiserslautern, Germany, have developed a technique that uses time of flight measurements from terahertz pulses to resolve individual layers within multilayered surfaces—now all the way down to 4 micrometers.
Read MoreSolar Roadways brings first-of-its-kind walkable solar panels to Route 66
Missouri’s Department of Transportation plans to install a test version of Solar Roadways’ solar road tiles in a sidewalk at the Historic Route 66 welcome center in Conway, Mo., to see if the technology is fit for use on regular streets.
Read MoreVideo: Improving 3-D printed ceramics with ‘fluid dosing and deposition’ technology
Unfold, a design studio based in Antwerp, Belgium, is using fluid dosing and deposition 3-D printing technology to print highly detailed, evenly printed ceramic sculptures.
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