Posts by Lisa McDonald
3D printing reaches the final materials frontier—Micron3DP innovates in glass
Micron3DP, a 3-D printing company that develops and builds all-metal extruders, has now successfully experimented with advanced 3-D printing methods for what may be the final frontier in 3-D printed materials: glass.
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Ultrathin molecular nanowires, smart cap detects spoiled milk, and other materials stories that may be of interest for July 22, 2015.
Read MoreTime-to-market gap for commercially viable graphene in electronic applications may be narrowing
Commercially viable graphene may be out of the lab and into our electronics sooner than we think. Physicists at the University of California, Berkeley, present a graphene-based wideband microphone and a related ultrasonic radio that can be used for wireless communication with easy-to-scale-up technology.
Read MoreManufacturing with Heart helps manufacturers organize for positive change
A new consulting and coaching business directed towards small manufacturers, Manufacturing with Heart, that takes a rather unconventional strategy towards change for the better.
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A material that conducts and insulates, exploding new materials, and other materials stories that may be of interest for July 21, 2015.
Read MoreCool shades—sunglasses that turn from dark to clear with the push of a button
A group of researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta have developed a polymer coating for glass that can change the lens color of eye glasses instantly with a small, user-controlled electrical current.
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Global glass suppliers bet on China, Gorilla Glass gets thin for Meizu, and more ceramics and glass business news of the week for July 17, 2015.
Read MoreNanocatalyst-coated ceramic filter converts smoke filled air into water vapor and carbon dioxide
Researchers at Korea Institute of Science and Technology have developed a non-smokers dream—a nanocatalyst that alleviates air of carcinogens and particulates from cigarette smoke.
Read MoreNanostructuring glass–ceramics controls their electromagnetic properties
Researchers at Technische Universität Wien have developed a simple nanostructuring technique that can precisely control the electromagnetic behavior of glass–ceramic circuit boards.
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Zeolites’ active sites get steamed, watch shockwaves through diamond, and other materials stories that may be of interest for July 14, 2015.
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