Posts by Lisa McDonald
To infinity and beyond: MaterialsLab opens access to materials research in space
NASA and NIST recently joined forces to establish MaterialsLab, a new data-ridden initiative aimed to accelerate “materials development and make new discoveries using data from the hundreds of investigations on the International Space Station,” according to a NASA news release.
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Scaling up graphene manufacturing, 3-D microbatteries from 2-D methods, and other materials stories that may be of interest for June 3, 2015.
Read MoreStudent mixer at Cements Meeting
A student mixer will be held on Monday, July 20 at 7 p.m., for those students attending the 6th Advances…
Read MoreAmericans clean up their energy act in 2014 and reduce fossil fuel emissions
Americans rely less on fossil fuels and more on clean energy to help reduce CO2 emissions—an important shift for a more energy-efficient future. But there might be a less-obvious source of emission-free energy we’re overlooking.
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Predicting magnetic behavior in metal oxides, on-demand X-rays, and other materials stories that may be of interest for June 2, 2015.
Read MoreSand infographic depicts facts and figures about our most consumed natural resource
Brush up on all your sand knowledge with this great infographic from Mainland Aggregates Ltd., a U.K.-based company that supplies and delivers aggregates and products.
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Industrial cold-spray system, free sampling seminar, lots of flat glass, and more ceramics and glass business news of the week for May 29, 2015.
Read MoreMud and clay combo make for a successful 2015 Structural Clay Division Meeting
The “mud season,” as Denver locals refer to the May rains, did not discourage the ~50 attendees at the 2015 ACerS Structural Clay Products Division Meeting, which was held in conjunction with the National Brick Research Center (NBRC) Meeting.
Read MoreSintering spinel: NRL scientists fabricate unique shapes with special ceramic
U.S. Naval Research Lab scientists have perfected a sintering technique that can not only produce harder spinel, but also larger pieces and those with challenging shapes—all thanks to a deconstruction of the science behind the process.
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Metals that walk on water, energy-generating rubber, space-age ceramics, and other materials stories that may be of interest for May 26, 2015.
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