Posts by Lisa McDonald
ACerS welcomes Chinese Ceramic Society delegation to HQ
The American Ceramic Society welcomed a delegation from the Chinese Ceramic Society to Society headquarters in Westerville, Ohio, to discuss collaborations.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Quantum dot windows harvest sunlight, lunar fire fountain mystery unmystified, and other materials stories that may be of interest for September 2, 2015.
Read MoreOn-location in JeJu Island, Korea: Highlights from PACRIM 11
ACerS executive director Charlie Spahr is on location in JeJu Island, Korea and reports highlights from a successful meeting, as political and weather-related challenges abated and allowed the conference to be held as planned.
Read MoreConcrete—it builds, it fortifies, it destroys our nation’s coasts?
A new analysis—the first-ever look at artificial coastal infrastructure—shows that 14% of U.S. shorelines have been artificially hardened.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Self-healing material for spacecraft, a nanoparticle book fit for drinking, and other materials stories that may be of interest for September 1, 2015.
Read MorePerovskites could be new key to developing highly efficient, low-cost solar fuel cells
A team led by Brown University researchers has been awarded $4 million by the National Science Foundation to study a promising new type of solar cell—solar cells made from perovskites.
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
CoorsTek expands medical-grade ceramics, PPG donates to Penn State Materials Research, and more ceramics and glass business news of the week for August 28, 2015.
Read MoreMIT clearly manufactures more innovation in 3-D printed glass
Micron3DP isn’t the only group that’s 3-D printing with glass. A collaboration of groups at MIT has developed its own additive manufacturing process for 3-D printing optically transparent glass, called G3DP.
Read MoreWith honors—ACerS announces 2015 Distinguished Life Members
ACerS announces the organization’s 2015 Distinguished Life Members: David J. Green, Martin P. Harmer, and Rishi Raj. The September ACerS Bulletin features a two-page spread on the honorees and gives readers a glimpse into the careers and contributions made by these individuals to the ceramic and glass profession.
Read MoreCeramics help Bloodhound keep its cool during record attempt for world’s fastest vehicle
U.K.-based heat management specialist Zircotec is helping out the Bloodhound SSC team with some special ceramic solutions that will protect the car from extreme heat that will be generated during the car’s rocket-powered run.
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