Posts by Lisa McDonald
Ceramics 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.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Electric yarn, tampons detect river pollution, nanocrystals strengthen concrete, and other materials stories that may be of interest for April 8, 2015.
Read MoreModular ceramic structures give coral reefs a place to call home
Designer Alex Goad has fabricated ceramic Modular Artificial Reef Structure (MARS) that can help damaged coral reefs rebuild, repair, and rebound.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Secret sidewalk art, the world’s thinnest float glass, and other materials stories that may be of interest for April 7, 2015.
Read MoreSelf-cleaning paint stands up to abuse—including 40 abrasion cycles with sandpaper
Scientists at University College London have developed a paint made from coated titanium dioxide nanoparticles that creates self-cleaning surfaces that can be abused by and withstand even the most abrasive and damaging treatment.
Read MoreDislocations create traffic jams—not express lanes—for ionic transport in metal oxides
New research from Massachusetts Institute of Technology adds another to the list of things that aren’t as they seem—the effect of dislocations on ionic transport within metal oxides.
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Blasch Precision Ceramics feels pressure, smart glass start-up raises millions, and other ceramics and glass business news of the week for April 3, 2015.
Read MoreCeramic fibers show promise for unibrow transplant
CeramiBrow of Bogusville, R.I., has announced a new line of ceramic fibers that can be used for unibrow transplants and show promise in preliminary mouse studies.
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