Posts by Lisa McDonald
LCD tattoo promises no pain, no regrets, and a better handle on your health
John Rogers, his research team from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and colleagues at Northwestern University and beyond have developed a liquid crystal display (LCD) tattoo that does more than look and sound cool—it monitors your health.
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Google gets a metallurgist, new understanding of electronic phase separation, and other materials stories that may be of interest for September 8, 2015.
Read MoreFirst-of-its-kind ‘green’ antenna could double efficiency of solar cells
There might be a new solution in the works for improving solar cell efficiency. Researchers from the University of Connecticut have developed a “unique, ‘green’ antenna that could potentially double the efficiencies of certain kinds of solar cells,” according to a news release from the American Chemical Society.
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Orton offers refractories short courses, Pentagon funds high-tech ventures, and more ceramics and glass business news of the week for September 4, 2015.
Read MoreInnovations in ceramics and glass technology core of ACerS Award Lectures at MS&T15
If you haven’t registered for MS&T15 in Columbus, Ohio, happening Oct. 4–8, there’s still time to secure your spot. And this year’s event promises to be the best one yet, with a stellar lineup of plenary sessions, lectures, networking opportunities, and activities.
Read MoreACerS 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.
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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.
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Self-healing material for spacecraft, a nanoparticle book fit for drinking, and other materials stories that may be of interest for September 1, 2015.
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