Posts by Lisa McDonald
DOE doles out $67 million to advance nuclear research, clean energy innovation
Last week, the Energy Department announced a $67-million funding infusion for research on nuclear energy and clean energy innovation, which, according to a DOE news release, builds on the Obama administration’s efforts to expand such innovation.
Read MoreOxidation, such an aggravation: New insights into how water plays with metal oxides
Researchers from Aarhus University, Lund University, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison are collaborating to learn more about how the surface of metal oxides interact with the some 326 million trillion gallons of water floating around our planet.
Read MoreCould a bamboo fiber composite replace steel reinforcements in concrete?
Scientists at Singapore’s Future Cities Laboratory say bamboo, a natural—and unnaturally strong—wood, could serve as a concrete reinforcement replacement in places where steel isn’t so plentiful.
Read More5th International Congress on Ceramics—a report from Beijing, China!
The 5th International Congress on Ceramics in Beijing, China, organized by the Chinese Ceramic Society ended yesterday, and ACerS president David Green and executive director Charlie Spahr were there. The ICCs are the flagship conferences of the International Ceramics Federation.
Read MoreDiscover the material secrets of art with the September ACerS Bulletin—now online
The September issue of the ACerS Bulletin is online—dig in to all the great content now!
Read MoreCements Division presents awards at recent meeting
The ACerS Cements Division presented several awards at their July 2014 meeting in Cookeville, Tennessee. Congratulations to these deserving winners!…
Read MoreCan your pet help design better materials?
Nature inspires intelligently designed materials—and when it comes to stickiness, gecko toes are the gold standard for the design of better materials. But how does science explain their ability to walk on walls?
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Other materials stories that may be of interest for August 20, 2014.
Read MoreRechargeable, flexible, and thin—Zinc provides the power for new high energy density battery
Imprint Energy is hoping to “disrupt” the battery market for this $1 billion-and-growing industry with their flexible and rechargeable batteries that can be printed on industrial screen printers on the cheap.
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory ceramics world
News from the glass and refractory ceramics world.
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