Posts by Lisa McDonald
Ceramic and glass business news of the week for June 3, 2024
Himed and Lithoz announce launch of revolutionary Bioceramics Center of Excellence, DOE and NSF announce new clean hydrogen internship program, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for June 3, 2024.
Read MoreVivid new magenta pigment created using the same elements found in lunar soil
Drawing inspiration from the structure of existing pigments, Oregon State University researchers developed a new magenta pigment based on divalent chromium, which could be a promising chromophore for a rainbow of new inorganic colors.
Read MoreLiven up your summer picnics with the ‘best’ glassware of 2024
In anticipation of summer shopping, writers at Wirecutter recently published a list of the best drinking glasses of 2024.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest for May 29, 2024
Increased recovery of electricity from heat storage, cement recycling, and other materials stories that may be of interest for May 29, 2024.
Read MoreEggshell ‘bioplastic’ pellets enable closed-loop system of agriculture fertilization
Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan in Canada developed eggshell-based “bioplastic” pellets that may address some of the environmental concerns with current agricultural practices.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for May 27, 2024
University of Texas at Austin launches pioneering hydrogen demonstration research hub, Congress orders cost estimate of open-access publishing requirement from White House, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for May 27, 2024.
Read MoreSemi-automatic annotation of materials science text accelerates data extraction from literature
The emergence of large language models has the potential to greatly accelerate data extraction from materials science literature, but annotating the text before extraction is often still a manual task. Researchers led by Taylor Sparks at the University of Utah developed a new method that harnesses the power of Google’s Gemini Pro to reduce the need for manual annotation.
Read MoreVideo: Fiber-optic probe offers inside look at the brain’s vasculature
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a newer intravascular imaging technique that researchers have struggled to adapt for use inside the brain. Now, researchers in the U.S. and Canada reported on the development and testing of a modified OCT approach that can be used inside the brain.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest for May 22, 2024
Silica glass sensors on optical fiber, complex rare earth formation, and other materials stories that may be of interest for May 22, 2024.
Read MoreDislocation engineering in ceramics: Roadmap and recent progress
The growing field of dislocations in ceramics paves the way to harness versatile, unexpected functional and mechanical properties. Recent papers provide a roadmap for this emerging field and describe a new method for engineering dislocations that may work in industrial settings.
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