Posts by Lisa McDonald
Long-term measurements of ultrastable glass flow cut short with new process
Researchers from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain), University of Rome La Sapienza (Italy), and Politecnico Milano (Italy) have devised a technique to rapidly manufacture “old” glass—a process that would otherwise take millennia—and have generated results that suggest current glass theories might need revision.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Detecting thin film defects, aluminum supeatoms superconduct, extracting lithium from China’s coal, and other materials stories that may be of interest for March 4, 2015.
Read MoreOptimized ceramic microstructure removes more automobile emissions at cold start
Corning’s innovators have developed a new ceramic substrate, Flora, with an “optimized material microstructure” that is designed to decrease cold-start automobile emissions.
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory ceramics world
News from the glass and refractory ceramics world.
Read MoreMaterials research and research centers get leg up from NSF funding
Thanks to a multi-million-dollar infusion of funding from the National Science Foundation, materials and materials research centers are having one of their best months ever.
Read MorePutting an ear to materials: Ultrasonic nonlinear imaging detects defects before cracks form
Researchers at Bristol University in the United Kingdom have devised an ultrasonic nonlinear imaging technique to detect defects in materials, even before faults form.
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Fueling stations for Japan’s material handling market, Alcoa gets top nod, flat glass dips into 2015, and more ceramics and glass business news of the week for February 27, 2015.
Read MoreGlass-nanosphere-coated clothing repels flashbulbs and would-be photobombs
Whether you’re unphotogenic, camera-shy, or just prefer to stay “off the grid,” a new line of glass-nanosphere-coated reflective clothing might someday be your saving grace.
Read MoreMaterials perform presto-chango in preform-to-fiber transformation
With a highly technical wave of a wand, MIT researchers have, for the first time, fabricated multifunctional, multimaterial fibers that have a completely different composition than their starting materials.
Read MoreTelescopic contact lenses and wink-controlled eyeglasses that magnify ‘on demand’ could aid the visually impaired
Researchers at Switzerland’s École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne have developed a telescopic contact lens and wink-controlled smart glasses that could bring better, stronger sight to the visually impaired.
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