Posts by Lisa McDonald
Americans use more energy in 2013, but increase reliance on renewables, nuclear
Are Americans the gas-guzzling-SUV-loving, non-renewable-resource-powering people we’ve been pegged to be?
Read MoreTribute to Warren W. Wolf, 1941–2014
The Society learned with sorrow that former president Warren W. Wolf died Friday, April 25.
Read MoreNew energy landscapes reveal glass states have rough fractal basins
New research from Duke University updates the energy landscape of glasses and shows that the landscape, which maps all possible energy levels of the glass molecules, is much rougher than previously believed.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Other materials stories that may be of interest for April 28, 2014.
Read MoreSurvey: Americans mostly cool with science, so long as it doesn’t mess with grandma
Pew Research Center, in partnership with Smithsonian Magazine, asked Americans what they think about science, and their answers—which range from optimistic to downright dismal—may shock (or entertain) you.
Read MorePhotocatalysis for clean water—Putting sunshine to work for health and safety
Addressing the global water crisis, a recent paper in Catalysis Science & Technology reviews the current status of solar disinfection technology.
Read MoreCeramic rhapsody: Ceramics are often unrecognized in the world around us, including in pavement markings
Ceramics and glass are integral but unrecognized in a large proportion of our daily lives, including in pavement markings.
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Ceramics and glass business news of the week
Read MoreTouchscreen warfare, passive purification, patent law, and glass strengthening in the May ACerS Bulletin—now online!
The May issue of the ACerS Bulletin is now available online—check out all the great content that fills this month’s pages!
Read MoreCeramics Expo 2015: Five things you need to know
As founding partner of Ceramics Expo (April 28–30, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio), ACerS is, in the words of Emeril Lagasse, “kicking it up a notch.”
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