Posts by Lisa McDonald
Other materials stories that may be of interest
Other materials stories that may be of interest for September 17, 2014.
Read MoreThermal barrier coating, like a phoenix, is born from ash of industrial waste
A team of researchers at Mexico’s Center for Research in Advanced Materials is fabricating a thermal barrier coating, based on coal combustion byproduct fly ash, that pulls double duty to protect jet engines and reduce environmental pollutants.
Read MoreMaking ceramics perfect—and perfectly bendable—with air
Researchers from California Institute of Technology say that bendable ceramics are more than possible—they report the fabrication of alumina nanostructures that are 99.9% air and can bend and deform with the best of them, springing back to shape after compressions of over 50% strain.
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory ceramics world
News from the glass and refractory ceramics world.
Read MoreMolybdenum disulfide field-effect transistors make supersensitive biosensors
Researchers at the University of California Santa Barbara have fabricated a molybdenum disulfide field-effect transistor—which holds great promise as a single molecule biosensor—that’s 74 times more sensitive than those of graphene.
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Ceramics and glass business news of the week for September 12, 2014.
Read More7,000-year-old copper awl reveals secret past of metallurgy in the Middle East
Researchers from the Zinman Institute of Archaeology and the University of Haifa have found that the awl unearthed during a previous excavation at Tel Tsaf, located near the Jordan River, is one of the oldest metal objects found there to date.
Read MoreTexas State researchers discover ‘varistor embedded ceramic transistor’ hybrid devices
Texas State University researchers discover varistor embedded ceramic transistor hybrid devices.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Other materials stories that may be of interest for September 10, 2014.
Read MoreSponge-like material soaks up sunlight, uses it to make steam
A new sponge-like material structure developed by scientists at MIT can soak up the sun—and uses that sunlight to make steam.
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