Posts by Lisa McDonald
ACerS/Wiley Download Direct program: Try it out!
Have you tried the ACerS/Wiley Download Direct program? ACerS’ publishing partner Wiley has made 500 journal articles per month from…
Read MoreDistorted reality: Revolving electron microscopy divulges material’s innermost atomic secrets
Researchers at North Carolina State University have pioneered a new imaging method that is allowing them to peer inside a material’s atomic organization to precisely map the location of distortions, a unique perspective that is allowing them to see how those distortions affect the material’s properties.
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory ceramics world
News from the glass and refractory ceramics world.
Read MoreBudget 2016 breakdown: Who gets what, and how much
When it comes to budget time, every one is a winner—that is, until they’re not. For now, that means big wins for science and technology in President Barack Obama’s proposed $2.63-trillion Fiscal Year 2016 budget.
Read MoreBaking soda dons silicone cape, mops up carbon dioxide in attempt to save planet
A team of scientists at Harvard University and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have devised microencapsulated sorbent materials to capture carbon dioxide from flue gas cheaper, safer, and more efficiently than current methods.
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Imformed informs industrial minerals business, Innovnano gets stamp of ISO approval, and ceramics and glass business news of the week.
Read MoreNeon-concrete sculptures color within the blurred lines of art and science
Brooklyn-based artist Esther Ruiz creates hydraulic concrete art that incorporates not just neon tubing, but also glass (forged and otherwise), Plexiglass, paint, marble, and rock.
Read MoreBeyond data transfer: Fiber optics deliver light to the brain to treat jet lag and insomnia
Researchers at Vanderbilt University may have found yet another use for optical fibers—to treat Circadian rhythm problems, including insomnia and jet lag.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Silicene transistors are a first, lightweight steel is just as strong, a new synchrotron shines bright, and other materials stories that may be of interest for February 11, 2015.
Read MoreAgree to disagree: U.S. public and scientists view science not-at-all yet somewhat the same
The U.S. general public thinks that our country’s achievements and advancements in science are tops—but when it comes to their views on top issues like climate change and nuclear power, their perceptions differ from the views of scientists, says a new report from the Pew Research Center.
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