Posts by Lisa McDonald
Ceramics stare down the barrels of Los Alamos’ guns
Los Alamos National Lab’s gas and powder guns aren’t just for show—they help scientists better understand materials by providing really detailed information about what happens in those materials in response to compression.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Other materials stories that may be of interest for August 27, 2014.
Read MoreMicroscopy and modeling work together to improve nuclear fuel design
Melisssa Teague and colleagues at Idaho National Lab are pioneering research that is providing a microscale view of irradiated fuel, a 3D glimpse that has never been seen before.
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory ceramics world
News from the glass and refractory ceramics world.
Read MoreDOE 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!…
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