Posts by Lisa McDonald
Other materials stories that may be of interest for May 21, 2025
3D print tissues directly inside the body, rare activated carbon structure derived from coconut waste, and other materials stories that may be of interest for May 21, 2025.
Read MoreCeramics Expo 2025: A decade of innovations driven by increasingly urgent market demands
Ceramics Expo celebrated its 10th anniversary in Novi, Mich., April 29–30, 2025. The presentations and panel discussions at this year’s event focused largely on market factors that have shaped the ceramic and glass industry over the past decade.
Read MoreClay courts serve up challenges—and benefits—in the game of tennis
Professional U.S. tennis players tend to struggle when playing on clay courts, but learning how to play effectively on this surface can benefit both your gameplay and health.
Read MoreVolunteer spotlight: Bikramjit Basu
We feature Bikramjit Basu in this month’s edition of ACerS Volunteer Spotlight. He played a key role in the ACerS Strategic Planning Committee by chairing the International Theme Committee.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for May 19, 2025
U.S. Critical Materials reports highest-grade neodymium deposit in the U.S., Corning collaborates with Broadcom to accelerate AI data center processing capacity, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for May 19, 2025.
Read MoreVideo: ‘Dance Your Ph.D.’ contest winners give fiery performances inspired by flora and collective phenomena
Why write your way through a thesis when you can dance it? The winners of this year’s annual Dance Your Ph.D. contest run by AAAS and Science gave fiery performances on several topics highly relevant to modern life, from microbial resistance to quantum science.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest for May 14, 2025
Graphene coating supercharges zinc-ion batteries, submillimeter waveguide shrinks augmented-reality glasses, and other materials stories that may be of interest for May 14, 2025.
Read MoreJosiah Wedgwood: Her Majesty’s potter, marketing genius, and abolitionist
Potter, entrepreneur, and uncompromising perfectionist, Josiah Wedgwood’s ambition changed the face of the decorative arts in Britain. This CTT explores the history of this marketing genius and abolitionist.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for May 12, 2025
Cimpor to open new R&D center in Portugal, Europe’s space agency weighs fallout from proposed NASA budget cuts, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for May 12, 2025.
Read MoreFostering successful root canal therapy: Exploring the biocompatibility of bioceramic sealers
Bioceramic sealers are becoming more popular in root canal therapy, yet surprisingly little is known about the interaction of some newer bioceramic sealers with the surrounding gum tissue. In an open-access paper, researchers from several universities in Egypt investigated the biocompatibility of two newer bioceramic sealers on the market.
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