Posts by Lisa McDonald
Bistable graphene transistor with BN barrier developed
[Image above] Schematic of tunnelling transistor based on vertical graphene heterostructures. Tunnelling current between two graphene layers can be…
Read MoreTwo-dimensional MXene carbides pack four times more lithium
[Image above] Hydroxyl terminated MXene Ti3C2 with monolayers of hydrazine molecules between the MXene layers. Credit: Vadym Mochalin, Drexel University.…
Read MorePoint Source Power leverages ‘Votosynthesis’ to bring down scale of SOFCs
[Image above] Credit: Point Source Power. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erFyBi4Z5Sw If you read this blog often, you may notice a few similarities between…
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
New mechanism converts natural gas to energy faster, captures CO2 Chemical engineering researchers have identified a new mechanism to convert…
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory ceramics worlds
• A Longueuil facility that prepares about 70 percent of Quebec’s glass for recycling is shutting down, and the company’s…
Read MoreRare earth oxides found to produce superhydrophobic ceramics
[Image above] Credit: Varanasi Research Group; Nature. Video of REO hydrophobic surfaces in action. Credit: MIT News Office; YouTube. I…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Corning announces expansion of clean-air products facilities Corning Inc. announced that its board of directors has approved a capital expenditure…
Read MoreMesoCoat grand opening and U. Buffalo research signal retooling of ‘Rust Belt’ region
[Image above] Andrew Sherman. Credit: ACerS. This video shows the process developed by MesoCoat (Euclid, Ohio) to clad the interior…
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New LED streetlight design curbs light pollution Recent innovations in LEDs have improved the energy efficiency of streetlights, but, until…
Read MoreEmpa claims new ceramic foam approach advances diesel filter structure
[Image above] “Honeycomb” monolith diesel exhaust filter on left compared to Empa’s ceramic foam substrate filter, right. Credit: Empa. By…
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