Posts by Lisa McDonald
Biocompatible glass-ceramic implants may help hips live past expiration dates
A new biocompatible glass ceramic implant technology may be able to replace metal acetabular cups in hip implants and improve flexibility and implant lifetime in hip replacement patients.
Read MoreCalifornia fried chicken? Super solar plant singes wings and blinds pilots with its 300,000-plus mirrors
The bright lights of Las Vegas have long lit up the desert. But a new solar power plant near the California-Nevada border—the largest on the planet—is providing new illumination in the midst of the Mojave.
Read MorePotters Council and AACS: Where art and science connect
What do cutting-edge materials research and the investigation of ancient ceramics have in common? More than you might think, and…
Read More‘Fastenating’—The art of making and testing ceramic screws (with video)
Researchers are testing a variety of ceramic screws to model stress distributions in service.
Read MoreAs seen in bombardier beetles: Chemical reactions may protect money in ATMs
Researchers at ETH Zürich have taken the bombardier beetle’s example to develop a chemical defense system that could eventually protect money in ATM machines from would-be thieves.
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Ceramics and glass business news of the week
Read MoreNew dual-functioning, coin-size battery has enough juice to power devices for a decade
ORNL researchers have developed a battery that not only can be made as small as a coin, but can also last for a decade.
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory ceramics world
News from the glass and refractory ceramics world.
Read MoreSpending panel smiles on NSF, NASA, NIST with 2015 budget bill
Lawmakers in the House of Representatives are backing a 2015 budget bill that ups funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF), NASA, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Other materials stories that may be of interest on May 6, 2014.
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