Posts by Lisa McDonald
Video: First self-cleaning automobile helps drivers bid bye-bye to the car wash
Nissan has unveiled a prototype of the European-market Nissan Note that comes with a protective super-hydrophobic paint that self-cleans.
Read MoreThe most dynamic duo: Lasers and plasma combine to create microstructures in glass
A new technology developed at the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany combines lasers with atmospheric pressure plasma beams to create glass microstructures more efficiently.
Read MoreAn attractive gut? Artificial magnetic bacteria may monitor human health
Artificially magnetic probiotic bacteria may have future uses as human health monitors, and a new magnetic chip may improve single cell analyses to better detect rare genetic changes.
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Ceramics and glass business news of the week for May 16, 2014.
Read MoreVideo: Ceralink uses microwaves to produce ultra-high-temperature ceramics faster and cheaper
Using microwave assist technology furnaces, Ceralink can produce ceramics faster and cheaper by bypassing the standard high pressure needed to make ultra-high-temperature ceramics.
Read MorePermanent R&D tax credit passes the House
Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to make permanent a tax break for companies who invest in research and development.
Read MoreNew York: Concrete jungle where self-sufficient dreams are made of green roofs, streets that become gardens
What would New York City (home to some of the world’s tallest and newest skyscrapers) look like if its steely skyline was suddenly green?
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory ceramics world
News from the glass and refractory ceramics world
Read MoreNow available—Hench lecture on ‘Innovative ceramic technologies to change the world’
The most popular CTT story in the last year or so was Peter Wray’s story about Novamin 45S5 Bioglass in…
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Other materials stories that may be of interest for May 13, 2013.
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