Posts by Lisa McDonald
Research advancing the glassy frontier showcased at Corning Research Summit, including ACerS report on consortium planning
Corning held its second Glass Research Summit at company headquarters in Corning, N.Y., June 1–3, where ACerS reported on progress to establish the Functional Glass Manufacturing Innovation Consortium.
Read MoreLuminaries of The American Ceramic Society presents past-president David Pye
David Pye, Distinguished Life Member and past-president of ACerS, shares his greatest career accomplishments and contributions to the field of ceramic and glass, and offers advice to young professionals just getting started.
Read More‘Green’ living concrete supports photosynthesis, breathes carbon dioxide
Researchers from BarcelonaTech in Spain are working to perfect living concrete—a layered formulation that allows photosynthetic organisms, such as mosses, lichens, and other microorganisms, to grow within the material itself.
Read MoreVideo: Researchers push limits of perovskite solar cell performance with new production technique
Researchers from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Lausanne, Switzerland, say they’re pushing the limits of solar cell performance and were able to achieve the highest performance ever measured for larger-size perovskite solar cells.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Nanoparticles dance, concentrating solar power, four new elements named, and other materials stories that may be of interest for June 15, 2016.
Read MoreNovel luminescent nanoparticles embedded into glass pave way for high-tech future
In the mission to make glass smarter, researchers at the University of Adelaide in Australia have developed a method for embedding light-emitting nanoparticles into glass without losing any of the nanoparticles’ unique properties.
Read MoreAluminum–cerium alloy has potential to jump-start rare-earth production in the US
A team of scientists from Oak Ridge National Lab, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, and Eck Industries has developed a new super-strong aluminum alloy that incorporates cerium—and it just may be able to restart mining of rare-earth elements in the United States.
Read MoreGraphene could be key to high-efficiency flexible OLEDs in next-gen consumer electronics
Researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) developed what they say is an ideal electrode structure composed of graphene and layers of titanium dioxide and conducting polymers that could lead to highly efficient, flexible consumer electronics.
Read MoreQuantum materials help design longer lasting solid oxide fuel cells
Researchers at Harvard University have devised a different way to generate longer lasting fuel cells, this time using quantum materials.
Read MoreVideo: Improving armor—developing better materials to better protect
When it comes to ceramic materials, body armor is a familiar and favorite topic. But better materials for protecting the lives of those in the line of duty extend beyond ceramics, too.
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