Posts by Lisa McDonald
Student activities at GOMD 2016
Are you attending the GOMD 2016 meeting in Madison, Wis., USA? Don’t miss these student activities: Kreidl Award Lecture: Attend…
Read MoreWatch for splinters—Will transparent wood replace glass in solar cells and windows?
When it comes to developing the latest solar energy solutions, a few materials seem to get most of the press—logical materials like perovskites, silicon, and glass. But what if the next superstar solar cell material defies traditional logic?
Read MoreDoctors perform first-ever glass brain replacement surgery
Thanks to advancements in glass technology that allow the material to store more data than ever before, medical scientists have devised a novel glass data storage organ to replace humans’ most advanced asset.
Read MoreVideo: From waste to resource—3-D printing carbon emissions into alternative concrete
An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of California Los Angeles has devised a proof-of-concept that shows it’s possible to capture carbon dioxide emissions and convert them into a concrete alternative that can be 3-D printed—a material the researchers are calling CO2NCRETE.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Nanocrystal self-assembly, LED lights grow crops in space, and other materials stories that may be of interest for March 30, 2016.
Read More‘Power suit’: Clothes that charge electronics could revolutionize consumer tech
While gadgets that boost smartphone battery life help widen the gap between power cord wall sits, it’s not a solution to total wireless recharging on the go. But thanks to materials science, our power chargers for smartphones and other wearable tech might be sewn right into our pants someday.
Read MoreLatest self-cleaning technologies mean a lower-maintenance, ‘greener’ future
The latest innovations in self-cleaning surfaces, materials, and technologies focus on low-maintenance, energy-efficient solutions for many industries with major scale-up potential.
Read MoreDown with silica (exposure limits): Occupational exposure guidelines reduced for first time in over 40 years
The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) yesterday issued a ruling that lowers worksite exposure limits of respirable silica by half or more of current limits.
Read MoreAcoustic detection method may identify early cracks in ceramic capacitors and beyond
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology may be on to something that can help with better monitoring of ceramic capacitors—they have devised a new nondestructive method that may be able to detect cracks in materials before they lead to device failure.
Read MoreVideo: CoorsTek investing $120M in new advanced materials R&D facility
CoorsTek just announced this week that it is investing $120 million to build an advanced materials R&D facility in its headquarters city of Golden, Colo.
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