Posts by Lisa McDonald
Video: Modern day ‘Ben Franklin’ dabbles in materials science via YouTube
Bay area mechanical engineer Ben Krasnow makes silica aerogel in this demonstration in his home laboratory, one of many he…
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The lead independent director on the Owens-Illinois Board of Directors, Corbin A. McNeill, Jr., has resigned due to personal reasons.…
Read MoreCeramic materials, glut of silicon cells drive global solar markets
[Image above] Located in Northern New Mexico, the Cimarron solar facility uses 490,000 ground mounted Cd-Te thin-film solar cells from…
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Ultra-thin carbon-based wafer saws save silicon You can’t saw without producing sawdust, and that can be expensive if, for example,…
Read MoreSlick chemistry uses isothermal water splitting to generate hydrogen
[Image above] Water splitting by a two-step temperature-swing reaction (left) and by isothermal reaction. (Credit: Roeb, Sattler; Science.) What fascinates…
Read MoreOxide nanowires made by simple process promote bone ingrowth, faster healing
Researchers at The Ohio State University, Columbus, have developed a simple, affordable technique for creating oxide nanowires they say can…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Kyocera quarterly report: Solar PV sales, margins boom (SolarServer.com) Kyocera Corp. (Kyoto, Japan) has released financial results for the quarter…
Read MoreWebinars seek input on Materials Genome Initiative strategic plan
The Materials Genome Initiative continues to gain momentum, driven in part by workshops sponsored by federal agencies with a lot…
Read MoreGlass scaffolds help heal bone
[Image above] Porous, robocast glass scaffolds produced by scientists at Missouri University of Science and Technology not only bear significant…
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Light that moves and molds gels Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have demonstrated a biomimetic response in hydrogels—a material…
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