Posts by Lisa McDonald
GE’s sweet new fuel cell tech makes the most of ceramic materials
GE has taken its R&D destiny into its own hands, creating an internal startup to manufacture a new fuel cell technology that can produce between 1 and 10 megawatts of power at a generation efficiency of 65 percent.
Read MoreVideo: Magnetic clay waffles between forces of nature to create ceramic art
Dutch artist Jólan van der Wiel is creating attractive art by using magnetics to pull metallic clay into dynamic shapes.
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Ceramics and glass business news of the week for July 25, 2014.
Read MoreStudy: Americans still love their gadgets, but smarter tech means less energy consumption
A new study shows that despite the fact that U.S. households use more consumer electronic devices than ever before, our electronics are more energy efficient than they’ve ever been. Thanks to smart TVs and a growing shift from desktop to tablet, in 2013 there was a significant decline in the amount of energy our smarter household electronics require.
Read MoreCements Division presents awards at recent meeting
The ACerS Cements Division recently concluded their 5th Advances in Cement-based Materials meeting at Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville, TN.…
Read MoreACerS/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 MoreApple who? Kyocera changes the conversation with talk of its own sapphire screen
Apple isn’t the only kid on the sapphire block—this time around, it’s Kyocera who’s making waves with talk of its own sapphire-screened smartphone.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Other materials stories that may be of interest for July 23, 2014.
Read MoreStudent-designed catalytic converter “greens” up your lawnmower for little green
A group of students from the University of California, Riverside is hoping to make yard work more eco-friendly with the development of a simple add-on contraption that can remove 93 percent of pollutants from gas lawnmower exhaust.
Read MoreBubble wrap for more than packing and popping: Bubbles as mobile, self-contained laboratories
George M. Whitesides and his team at Harvard have developed a potential new healthcare tool that is incredibly simple, cheap, and functional—bubble wrap as mobile laboratory storage vials.
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