Posts by Lisa McDonald
The Ceramic and Glass Industry Foundation to install first Board of Trustees
WESTERVILLE, OHIO—The Ceramic and Glass Industry Foundation will install its first Board of Trustees during the inaugural Ceramics Expo trade…
Read MoreSponges anchor glass houses with precisely engineered glass hairs
New research from Brown University shows that although the glass sponge’s anchoring fibers are thin and fragile-looking, they are engineered for maximal strength.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Stilbene crystals detect radioactivity, worlds largest stretchy database, and other materials stories that may be of interest for April 15, 2015.
Read MoreACerS facilitates corporate networking and microscopic materials investigations over lunch
ACerS corporate members gathered near Society headquarters in Columbus, Ohio, last Thursday for invaluable networking, lunching, and learning.
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory ceramics world
News from the glass and refractory ceramics world.
Read MoreDOE reinforces commitment to lighter, more efficient automobiles with $259M Alcoa loan
The Obama administration hopes to achieve more efficient and affordable vehicles through a conditional commitment to Alcoa for a $259-million loan—the first issued under the Department of Energy’s Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing loan program.
Read MoreGraphene pairs with alumina for strong, wear-resistant ceramic composite
New research suggests a simple solution to improve the wear resistance, fracture tolerance, and conductivity of alumina ceramic—the addition of graphene.
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
TEAM Day 2015, New York Ceramics Corridor gets boost, ceramic proppants review, and more ceramics and glass business news of the week for April 10, 2015.
Read MoreFirst and largest 3-D printed cement structure blooms at UC Berkeley campus
Cool Brick designer and University of California, Berkeley assistant professor Ronald Rael is turning heads once more with Bloom—the “first and largest powder-based 3-D printed cement structure to date.”
Read More2-D silicon telluride nanostructures hold promise for future electronic, optical, and energy storage devices
Researchers at Brown University have pioneered a new technique that allows them to produce multilayered and multistructured 2-D semiconductor materials, which are particularly promising for the future of electronics, optical devices, and more.
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