Posts by Lisa McDonald
CIGS solar cells from Empa break efficiency record
[Image above] High-efficiency flexible CIGS solar cells developed at Empa. Credit: Empa. (From Materials Views) Scientists at Empa, the Swiss…
Read MoreEMA 2013 expands scope while staying focused
More than 250 people are here at the 2013 Electronic Materials and Applications currently underway in Orlando, Fla. It still…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Here is what we are hearing: Zircoa transfers product business activities from Didier, forms Zircoa GmbH For more than 20…
Read MorePayPal now accepted for ACerS website orders
PayPal now accepted for ACerS website orders
Read MoreCorning’s “Advancing the Vision-2” videos: How others describe futures made of glass
Credit: Corning Incorporated; YouTube Back in October, Corning held its second “Advancing the Vision” symposium in Palo Alto, Calif., to…
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
These were, at least, interesting to me: MIT researchers discover a new kind of magnetism Following up on earlier theoretical…
Read MoreRoskill: Upturn in shipped, traded bauxite; market to be oversupplied short term
[Image above] Global bauxite production. Asian supply has grown from 16 percent to 45 percent over the last decade. Credit:…
Read MoreDOD cuts force change in plenary speakers at Electronic Materials and Applications meeting this week
Susan Trolier-McKinstry to deliver Friday’s EMA plenary after AFOSR speaker cancels. Last week I wrote about a memo sent by…
Read MoreStrong bubbles burst glass bottles
[Image above] A perfectly good glass bottle can be broken by the force exerted by collapsing bubbles. A team of…
Read MoreLux Research slams Boeing in 787 lithium battery fiasco
[Image above] The burned auxiliary power unit battery from a JAL Boeing 787 that caught fire on Jan. 7 at…
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