Posts by Lisa McDonald
Other materials stories that may be of interest
Flexible solar cells could happen, industrial nanoparticles pose no threat, and other materials stories that may be of interest for March 2, 2015.
Read MoreNew kid on the block: This 2-D material could upstage graphene in the digital tech game
There’s a new one atom-thick flat material on the scene that could boot graphene from its seat as the wonder material to advance electronic tech as we know it.
Read MoreSick of the brick? Piezoelectric transformers poised to shrink power converters
Researchers at Pennsylvania State University and Solid State Ceramics Inc. have modified hard-piezoceramic materials to realize the potential of piezoelectric transformers—which hold promise to reduce size and boost the efficiency of consumer electronic devices.
Read MoreWhat I wish I knew: Expert insight from Richard Brow
Hindsight is 20/20, so we asked ceramic and glass experts to proffer their best advice. While they’re leaders, advisors, and role models now, they started somewhere. So listen up—their advice might help you in your own quest for success.
Read MoreMore ‘green’ for clean energy: DOE launches $40M effort to advance materials research for renewable energy
This week, the U.S. Department of Energy launched a $40 million effort to improve materials for clean energy solutions that will “give American entrepreneurs and manufacturers a leg up in the global race for clean energy,” says a DOE news release.
Read MorePenguins shed more materials secrets—feathers inform design of icephobic membranes
Researchers at the Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology at Beihang University (Beijing, China) say that in addition to being superhydrophobic, penguin feathers also owe their ice-shedding abilities to anti-adhesive qualities.
Read MoreVideo: Nanostructured glass eternally stores high volumes of data in 5-D
Researchers at the University of Southampton (U.K.) have developed a glass-based 5-D data storage method with incredibly high capacity and a near-unlimited lifetime.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
More efficient solar cell materials, 2-D tin monoxide magic, and other materials stories that may be of interest for February 24, 2016.
Read MoreACerS 2016 slate for the President-elect and Board of Directors
ACerS is pleased to announce the 2016 slate for the President-elect and Board of Directors positions for the coming year…
Read MoreFlush what you knew about clean energy: Researchers discover new way to use wastewater for power
Step aside wind and solar power. Researchers at Virginia Tech have discovered a way to maximize the amount of electricity that can be generated from the wastewater we flush down the toilet.
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