Posts by Lisa McDonald
News from the glass and refractory ceramics world
News from the glass and refractory ceramics world.
Read MoreMaterials, moustache smart mirrors, and more find buzz on the CES 2015 floor
What’s hot in consumer electronics? Jessica rounds up some of the most buzzed-about technologies and products unveiled on the 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show floor.
Read MoreMultilayered oxide mirror heats up space to help cool buildings
Stanford researchers have developed a multilayered material that reflects visible and infrared light away from buildings, a finding that they hope will someday heat up deep space and cool down rooftops.
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
XeraCarb tries to make body armor, PPG highlights new auto tech, and other ceramics and glass business news of the week for January 9, 2015.
Read MoreGreener de-icers and smarter snowplows could equal less bucks for state budgets
To combat the cost of road salt—as well as its impact on our environment—one Washington State University researcher is busy cooking up greener ice-melting materials that use fewer chemicals.
Read MoreNASA tests pet gecko with hopes of helping clear space debris
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab is getting in on the gecko action with news of the development of space-ready gripping tools “that could grapple objects such as orbital debris or defunct satellites that would otherwise be hard to handle.”
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
China opens up rare earths, shark-tooth chainsaw really cuts, solubility of graphene oxide films solved, and other materials stories that may be of interest for January 7, 2015.
Read MoreThe cities of the future are underwater and ripe for rare-earth mining
Shimizu Corporation’s “ocean spiral” looks like something straight out of outer space—except that this city of the future would reside far below the ocean’s surface.
Read MoreUnique crystals prevent crack propagation and bestow strength to ancient Roman concrete
A new study confirms that unique aluminum-containing crystals that form in Roman concrete are behind the material’s robust strength and durability.
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory ceramics world
News from the glass and refractory ceramics world.
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