Posts by Lisa McDonald
Other materials science stories that may be of interest
Check ’em out: New processes for cost-efficient solar cell production The photovoltaic industry is pinning its hopes particularly on high-efficiency…
Read MoreArtificial tooth enamel made of thin, flexible hydroxyapatite sheets
Japanese researchers have developed a thin, flexible artificial tooth enamel made of hydroxyapatite. We’ve covered advances in thin, flexible ceramic…
Read MoreUWE Bristol’s video of ceramic 3D printing; ‘faience’ materials to eliminate a kiln step?
Credit: AHRCPress; YouTube Gizmag has a new story by David Szondy about research on 3D rapid-prototype printing of ceramic objects at…
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory worlds
• University of Sheffield researchers have shown that glass could be a better method for long-term storage, transport and disposal…
Read MoreJapan to end nuclear power by 2040; France plans to cut back
This is a bit of a surprise, and I have no idea how this will fully reverberate through the scientific…
Read MoreDon’t wait in line for coffee: How to know where the business opportunity is
There are two ways to guess what the future holds: Gaze into the crystal ball or find a guide who…
Read MoreNCSU, Eastman Chemical ink $10M materials research pact
Materials research is getting a nice shot in the arm with Eastman Chemical Co. and North Carolina State University reaching agreement…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Here’s what we’re hearing: Morgan Thermal Ceramics offers manufacturing capability and engineering expertise for fired refractory shapes in metals market…
Read MoreACerS & Wiley publishing update of classic overview, ‘The Magic of Ceramics’
In the late 1990s, David W. Richerson (with assistance from across the spectrum of the individual and corporate members of…
Read MoreManage your career with ‘content assets,’ but don’t ‘swear’ by them
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcMOLZWfbhY Publish or perish is not just for academics, it turns out. Your content strategy represents your net worth to…
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