Posts by Lisa McDonald
Materials Madness! NCAA men’s basketball tournament and materials science
[Image above] CTT is tracking the NCAA “March Madness” men’s basketball tournament to see whether there is a correlation between…
Read MoreAdding up—NAMII announces first additive manufacturing R&D awards
[Image above] Where are the ceramics? We are pleased to see NAMII make seven significant additive manufacturing R&D awards, but…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Here is what we are hearing: Morgan Technical Ceramics launches new high-performance piezoelectric material Morgan Technical Ceramics, a market leader…
Read MoreFreedonia: World refractory demand to grow annually 3.4 percent through 2016
[Image above] Credit: The Freedonia Group Inc. The Freedonia Group has just issued a new report about the market for…
Read MoreBiofuels byproduct shown to be effective cement supplement
[Image above] Cement researcher Feraidon Ataie. Credit: KSU. Researchers at Kansas State University have demonstrated that certain bioethanol and other…
Read MoreRole of hydrogen bonds in extremely flexible vanadium oxide nanofiber paper
[Image above] Hydrogen bonding contributes to the extreme flexibility of vanadium pentoxide paper made from high aspect ratio nanofibers. Credit:…
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Bio for nano: Engineers work to create new biomaterials with energy technology applications University of Delaware materials science professors Darrin…
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory ceramics worlds
• China-based Suntech Power Holdings is closing its only solar panel-making plant in the US to cut costs, two years…
Read MoreVideo: Wachsman on ‘Role of solid oxide fuel cells in a balanced energy strategy’
Eric Wachsman been working with solid oxide fuel cells for nearly three decades and not just on the science and…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Some recent new developments: Kyocera recognized for excellence by Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems for second consecutive year Kyocera America,…
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