Posts by Lisa McDonald
Glass spheres form powerful and inexpensive cell phone microscope you can 3D print at home
A Pacific Northwest National Laboratory team has developed a method that marries glass beads and 3D printing to transform your smart (or dumb) phone into a portable high-powered, high-quality microscope.
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Ceramics and glass business news of the week for September 26, 2014.
Read MoreSintered hydroxyapatite pellets may be suitable stand-in for bone
Researchers from Murdoch University in Australia show that hydroxyapatite pellets, sintered at just the right temperature to get a balance between porosity and strength, can be a suitable material for bone implants.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Other materials stories that may be of interest for September 24, 2014.
Read MoreREEcycle develops economically viable recycling of rare earths
A student team from the University of Houston is working to help supply the United States’ own rare earth stream by commercializing a novel and proprietary method to recycle rare earths neodymium and dysprosium from waste electronics.
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory ceramics world
News from the glass and refractory ceramics world.
Read MoreAll clear: Keeping glass free from ice with graphene nanoribbons
Rice University researchers have devised a graphene-laden film that can be applied to glass and plastic to keep their surfaces sans ice, even at frigid temperatures down to –20°C.
Read MoreFederal funding for basic research at US colleges and universities stagnant in FY 2012
Basic research at the nation’s colleges and universities received a decrease in federal funding by 0.3 percent between FY 2011 and FY 2012, according to data from the National Science Foundation.
Read MorePorous glass flakes added to plaster help control humidity, heating and cooling costs
Research out of the Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC (Würzburg, Germany) shows that the addition of manufactured porous glass to paint or plaster can help your home better regulate the indoor climate—particularly, humidity.
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Ceramics and glass business news of the week for September 19, 2014.
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