Posts by Lisa McDonald
Geek 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.
Read MoreStudy finds residual treatment water used in fracking faces life sentence in ‘permeability jail’
New research suggests that, despite fears to the contrary, the residual treatment water used in hydraulic fracturing poses no serious risk to surrounding supplies of water. But does that mean fracking is safe? Not so fast, says a team of environmental scientists.
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Ford sheds some light, new 3D printers for glass and ceramics, Bayer MaterialScience names CFO, Harper makes carbon fiber, craft beer bottles by O-I, and more ceramics and glass business news for October 3, 2014.
Read MoreCatalyzing a breakthrough: Quantum dots made from coal could replace platinum for economical, efficient fuel cells
The latest discovery from James Tour’s research group at Rice University details the development of graphene-based catalysts, born from coal, to replace more-expensive and less-efficient platinum catalysts in fuel cells of the future.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Novel oxide electronics, reference nano-materials, graphene alternatives, flexible electronics, cheap solar cells, and LEDs, LEDs, LEDs.
Read MorePiezoelectric power on your flight and your chin
Piezoelectric materials are finding their way into some interesting energy-independent devices, including a chinstrap that collects energy from chewing and aircraft wings that morph for airplane agility.
Read MorePhase-change materials and correlated oxides gain ground on silicon for top spot in future electronics
Silicon has long reigned supreme in electronics. But the wonder material is quickly approaching its limit in devices that long to be smaller, run faster, and do more—so new emerging materials are quickly entering the race to replace silicon.
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory ceramics world
News from the glass and refractory ceramics world.
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