Posts by Lisa McDonald
People, plenaries, and prizes: Days 1 and 2 at MS&T14
Whether you’re amidst the action or looking to see what you’re missing, check out the latest from MS&T14 in Pittsburgh, Pa. with these snapshots of all the action.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Liquid crystal skin monitors, textile welding for Navy uniforms, wind turbines to control hurricanes, novel nanoparticle synthesis, and other materials stories that may be of interest for October 13, 2014.
Read MoreOSU team marries battery and solar cell in single device
A team from Ohio State University has developed a hybrid solar cell-rechargeable battery—the world’s first—that cuts the cost of renewable energy and increases solar energy efficiency.
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
GT Advanced Technologies goes bankrupt, Alcoa opens aerospace alloy plant, Xaar dropping the axe, David Slutz dishes all, and more ceramics and glass business news of the week for October 10, 2014.
Read MoreGive me a brake—preferably one that’s ceramic
You may not have to pine for the luxe life much longer—researchers at Switzerland’s Empa research institute are aiming to bring ceramic brakes to the masses with an option that can be installed on compact cars.
Read MoreGallium nitride micro-rods meet ultrathin graphene, make ‘bendy’ LEDs a real possibility
Brighter light emitting diode (LED) displays made with perovskite materials may be just beyond the bend, but so, too, are bendable and stretchable ones, thanks to scientists from Seoul National University.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Fuel cells provide mobile power, making perfect solar absorbers, oxide-based magnetism for the future of computing, material defects make better batteries—and other materials stories that may be of interest for October 8, 2014.
Read MoreGeek out with your own invisibility cloak built from just four optical lenses
Scientists at the University of Rochester have devised a simple cloaking device that, although not quite as perfect as Harry Potter’s invisibility cloak, does make significant improvements over existing real-world cloaks.
Read MoreIn-ter-face! Properties of nanocomposite oxide ceramics driven by interface details
Researchers at Los Alamos National Lab have discovered some interesting secrets lying at the interfaces within nanocomposite oxide ceramics—secrets that help open the door to better batteries, fuel cells, nuclear materials, and more.
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory ceramics world
News from the glass and refractory ceramics world.
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