Posts by Lisa McDonald
Awards, Materials Genome Initiative, flash spark plasma sintering, combination furnaces, and more—all inside September 2016 ACerS Bulletin
The September issue of the ACerS Bulletin—featuring ACerS 2016 awardees, an update to the Materials Genome Initiative, designing unique combination furnaces, and a novel flash spark plasma sintering process—is now available online.
Read MoreVideo: Piezoelectric power—GE and ORNL pioneering appliance efficiency with ultrasonic clothes dryer
GE Appliances (Louisville, Ky.) and Oak Ridge National Lab (Oak Ridge, Tenn.) together are developing the next generation of laundry appliance that can dry in half the time and use 70% less energy than your current clothes dryer.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
New assay can speed up nanomaterial safety screening, six times capacity for lithium-ions, and other materials stories that may be of interest for August 17, 2016.
Read MoreTech innovation roundup: See-through circuitry, wi-fi from lasers, and liquid metals propel next-gen electronics
In the past couple weeks alone, significant innovations in next-generation electronic devices have made news. Check out these recent buzzworthy developments in tech research that are helping transform electronics as we know them.
Read MoreHow does glass form? MDI research team set to get some answers on International Space Station
In a recent paper, Materials Development Inc. (Arlington Heights, Ill.) approached the problem of topological constraint theory from a different theoretical angle—the team wanted to see whether approaching structure from the theoretical perspective of the thermodynamic model of ideal associated solutions could describe temperature-dependent structure changes.
Read MoreNew liquid light switch could boost power of smaller electronic devices
Scientists at the University of Cambridge in England are taking an in-depth look at the way in which information is processed and transmitted in electronic devices. They’ve developed a miniature electro-optical switch that they say can boost the power and efficiency of small electronics.
Read MoreLEGO ladies: Mini-sized set creates large-scale impact by celebrating women of NASA
Your favorite plastic minibricks may be embarking on an out-of-this-world journey with a new concept set that celebrates that accomplishments of women in space.
Read MoreVideo: New breathable-yet-protective material protects soldiers from biological and chemical hazards
Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California are developing a material for protective military uniforms that is highly breathable yet protects from biological and chemical threats.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Carbon nanotubes stitch together composites, Olympians suit up in high-tech apparel, and other materials stories that may be of interest for August 10, 2016.
Read MoreOvercoming challenges of designing aerospace materials
ACerS member and Fellow Nitin Padture penned one of three commentaries for a new aerospace-centered issue of Nature Materials. Padture’s article, “Advanced structural ceramics in aerospace propulsion,” details the vital role of advanced structural ceramics in ever-advancing vehicle propulsion systems.
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