Posts by Lisa McDonald
Ohio college prepares technicians for the ceramics industry
Hocking College’s Industrial Ceramics Engineering Technology program is run by Gail Jordan. Mark Cousino has a degree in ceramic art…
Read MoreThe discovery of carbon fibers and the practical side of phase diagrams
Have you ever wondered how carbon fibers were discovered? It turns out the guy who “invented” them was a sharp…
Read MoreChange to ACerS/Wiley Download Program: journal articles only
Change to ACerS/Wiley Download Program: journal articles only
Read MoreOther materials science stories that may be of interest
Fabrican has developed spray-on clothing. Check ’em out: Inspiring interfaces: The arts and social sciences communities could enhance the commercial prospects…
Read MoreUnderstanding ideal glass structure could be key to doubling glass strength
No more broken glass? Theoretical work by researchers at Rice University shows the potential for doubling the strength of glass.…
Read MoreProtocells: A versatile drug delivery platform using peptide-targeted mesoporous silica nanoparticle-supported lipid bilayers
In traditional drug delivery approaches, only a small amount of the drug reaches the part of the body where it…
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory worlds
• A sand mine in a small west coast of Scotland village has reopened and aims to export up to…
Read MoreJapan’s leaders do u-turn, water down nuclear ban policy
When Japan’s government last week suddenly announced that it would phase out its nuclear power plants by 2040, it probably…
Read MoreStrain relaxation in epitaxial thin film cobaltite by ferromagnetic ordering
Bulk and “unbulk” materials behave very differently, which has led to some useful applications and a lot of very interesting…
Read MoreMTC video: How glass–ceramic products can be machined, polished
Credit: Morgan Ceramics; YouTube I’ve known for some time that glass–ceramic products can be machined, but I actually have never…
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