Posts by Lisa McDonald
Power of materials: These door handles use titanium dioxide to stop the spread of germs
Two new inventions are using the power of materials to help prevent spread of germs across some of the most frequently touched surfaces we encounter every day—door handles.
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Three-component supercapacitor material, MOFs show unexpected flexibility, and other materials stories that may be of interest for August 5, 2015.
Read MoreThe spin on state-of-the-art ceramics—coming to a turbine near you
Jim Vartuli, manager of GE’s engineered ceramic laboratory, describes in a new video how GE is revolutionizing jet engines using ceramic matrix composites.
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Future of materials science, bomb-proof luggage lining, and other materials stories that may be of interest for August 4, 2015.
Read MoreA solid success—ACerS’ Cements Division Annual Meeting features cutting-edge research and presentations
ACerS’ Cements Division held their 6th Advances in Cement-based Materials meeting in Manhattan, Kan., July 20-22 and, by all accounts, it was a solid success. The meeting featured cutting-edge research, tutorials, and awards presentations.
Read MoreNew material may fuel advancement, lower cost of ceramic fuel cells
Researchers at Colorado School of Mines have now propelled that continual innovation even further with their latest report on a new ceramic material and production technique that holds big promise for our fuel cell-filled futures.
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Blasch introduces abrasion-resistant products, Precision Castparts expands into ceramic composites, and more ceramics and glass business news of the week for July 31, 2015.
Read MoreRemembering a glass great: Glass community honors life of Günther Frischat
It was with considerable sadness that we learned on June 2 the passing of a close personal friend and one of the foremost glass scientists of our times—Günther H. Frischat of Clausthal, Germany (July 18, 1937–June 2, 2015).
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Advanced composites consider crustaceans, nonmagnetic duo form magnet, and other materials stories that may be of interest for July 29, 2015.
Read MoreNow you see it, now you don’t—disappearing aquatic animal may hold key to future optical technologies
Researchers at the Weizmann Institute and the Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Israel are taking a closer look at sea sapphires to figure out the science behind the “magic” of their seemingly instantaneous color changes and invisibility.
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