Posts by Lisa McDonald
Ceramics and glass business news of the week
Kyocera lights up Brazil highways, hydrocyclone demand spinning upwards, and more ceramics and glass business news of the week for August 14, 2015.
Read MoreNew application method creates scale-up opportunity for diamond-like fuel-saving coating
With fuel saving and lower emissions in mind, researchers at Fraunhofer Institute have zeroed in on an application method for applying diamond-like coatings to reduce friction on vehicle components—such as engine parts—that they say can be scaled up and easily integrated with existing coating machines.
Read MoreNew atomic-scale observations could lead to engineering of ductile yet strong ceramics
Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles have made new observations that could help design ultrahigh temperature ceramics that overcome the materials’ biggest limitation—brittleness.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Yolk-and-shell batteries, flexible dielectric polymers take on ceramics, and other materials stories that may be of interest for August 12, 2015.
Read MoreFruitful enterprise? Apple patents method to manufacture harder zirconia ceramic
According to Patently Apple, Apple has filed a new(ish) patent for a ceramic component casting method to manufacture harder zirconia ceramics.
Read MoreMaterials science among the main attractions at Ohio State Fair
ACerS and Ohio State University’s Materials Science and Engineering department teamed up to participate in the 2015 Technology and Engineering Showcase at the Ohio State Fair, making materials science a main attraction.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Inspiring bug legs, crystal insights, stanene’s introduction, and other materials stories that may be of interest for August 11, 2015.
Read MoreSolid processes—ACerS members lead workshop on 3-D printing of cement-based materials
Multiscale 3-D printing using cement-based materials was the focus of a National Science Foundation workshop held at Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tenn.) July 16–17.
Read MoreGet inked with ceramics—the science behind tattoos
CTT reader Bart Kilinski pointed out that several of the substances listed in the tattoo ink infographic above are indeed toxic substances—particularly cinnabar and cadmium and chrome oxides. “Surely those aren’t used in tattooing,” Kilinski comments.
Read MoreCould a solar fuels future be closer within reach thanks to nanowires?
Eindhoven University of Technology and the Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter in the Netherlands have developed a prototype solar cell that generates fuel instead of electricity.
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