Posts by Lisa McDonald
Ceramics and glass business news of the week
Here is what we are hearing: BASF building production plant for specialty zeolites in Ludwigshafen, Germany (MaterialsViews) BASF is investing…
Read MoreACerS’ ceramicSOURCE directory: One-stop marketplace for seekers, suppliers of ceramic-related goods and services
It’s time for my annual plug for The American Ceramic Society’s great “marketplace” tool—the “ceramicSOURCE‘ directory. Actually, ceramicSOURCE is two…
Read More‘Engineering Guy’s’ videos form nice resource for entry-level science, materials instruction
There apparently are a number of readers of this blog who are always on the search for videos to introduce…
Read MoreOther 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…
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