Posts by Lisa McDonald
Video: Minerals Security Partnership welcomes new members and initiatives
In June 2022, the U.S. and 10 other partners announced the establishment of the Minerals Security Partnership, which aims to accelerate the development of diverse and sustainable critical mineral supply chains. Since then, a few more countries have joined MSP, and the partners have launched several initiatives to provide new networking opportunities.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest for October 23, 2024
Silk-on-graphene bioelectronics, “tiny house” wind turbines, and other materials stories that may be of interest for October 23, 2024.
Read MoreTeaching carbon new tricks: Experimental confirmation of one-electron bond challenges understanding of bonding motifs
The experimental confirmation of one-electron covalent bonds between atoms remains few and far between. Hokkaido University researchers recently confirmed the existence of one-electron bonds between carbon atoms, and their discovery challenges our fundamental understanding of what exactly constitutes a covalent bond.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for October 21, 2024
Honeywell solvent carbon capture tech to be tested at world’s largest test facility, Lithoz goes global with the Ceramic 3D Factory, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for October 21, 2024.
Read MoreSensorium: Exploring the history of glass and scent at the Corning Museum of Glass
The use of glass to store scent is a story that spans millennia. This history is now on display through Sensorium: Stories of Glass and Fragrance, a new exhibit at the Corning Museum of Glass.
Read MoreACerS shakes off the vestiges of COVID-19 as attendees flock to MS&T24 in Pittsburgh
More than 2,900 people converged in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Oct. 6–9, 2024, for ACerS 126th Annual Meeting at MS&T24. Read a summary of all that occurred during the four-day conference.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest for October 16, 2024
Flash defect-engineering of oxygen-deficient zirconia, laser glass microsculpting, and other materials stories that may be of interest for October 16, 2024.
Read MoreClara Driscoll and the Tiffany Girls: Shining a light on the designer and creators of Tiffany stained-glass lamps
The beauty of Tiffany stained-glass lamps has withstood the test of time. More than a century since their debut, the contribution of women designers and workers such as Clara Driscoll to these masterpieces is being recognized.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for October 14, 2024
World’s first manufacturing plant for rare-earth-free magnets opens in Minneapolis, U.S. and U.K. researchers fabricate first capsules for advanced reactor materials testing, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for October 14, 2024.
Read MoreSourcing from waste: Molten salt electrochemical extraction of tungsten and cobalt from cemented carbide scrap
Recovering cobalt from devices that have reached the end of their life is one way for manufacturers to source this metal more sustainably. Researchers in China experimented with recovering tungsten and cobalt from cemented carbide scrap using molten salt electrochemical extraction.
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