Posts by Lisa McDonald
Reflections on MFG Day, the media, and 3D (or more) printing
An acknowledgment of US MFG Day, and a look at the current state of additive manufacturing or 3D printing technology, including its use of ceramic materials.
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Ceramics and glass business news of the week.
Read MoreVideo: Inexpensive process distills silica compounds from sand, waste
Scientists at the University of Michigan have developed an inexpensive distillation process to transform common silica from sand and other materials into chemicals that can be used in fireproofing and waterproofing materials, textiles, and other products.
Read MoreShape memory and superelasticity in zirconia
If small enough, zirconia rods exhibit shape memory and superelastic properties without crumbling.
Read MoreReduced firing temperatures, low-e kiln design to save energy, cut emissions
A new electric field-assisted kiln technology developed at Ceram could work in combination with lower-firing materials to cut energy costs and emissions for the ceramics industry.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Other materials stories that may be of interest.
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory ceramics world
News from the glass and refractory ceramics world.
Read MoreNew approach to ‘mining’—Extracting glassmaking raw materials from food waste—Updated
Colorado School of Mines researchers discovered a variety of food and agricultural wastes contain useful, extractable amounts of oxides, especially silica, and showed they can be melted into glass.
Read MoreAmerican Elements chairman to talk minerals, geopolitics
On Oct. 9, American Elements CEO Michael N. Silver will speak at a meeting of the New York Mineralogical Club on the topic of “How Minerals Will Impact Global Geopolitics in the 21st Century.”
Read MoreOctober/November ACerS Bulletin: Ceramics in Canada and Mexico, 2014 meetings, and more
The October/November issue of the ACerS Bulletin will be in subscribers’ mailboxes soon, and it’s loaded with exclusive content you just won’t find anywhere else.
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