Posts by Lisa McDonald
Review of NREL’s Open Energy Info website
NREL’s Open Energy Info website is an interactive website with a wiki-like feature, apps and datasets. Credit: NREL/OpenEI; YouTube. In…
Read MoreSalman Khan on his disruptive approach to education—TED talk video; Tech Review interview
In this TED talk Salman Khan says that as a hedge fund analyst it was “very strange for me to…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Of possible interest … US Commerce Department announces partnership with Cornell NYC Tech to help American entrepreneurs innovate, grow, and…
Read MoreUpdate your listing in the ceramicSOURCE
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Read MoreVarshneya recounts mentor’s influence in Cooper Lecture
[flash https://ceramictechweekly.org/wp-content/video/varshneya_cooperlecture_12.flv mode=1 f={image=https://ceramictechweekly.org/wp-content/video/varshneya_cooperlecture_12.jpg}] Arun Varshneya delivers the Cooper Lecture titled, “Science and Technology of Chemical Strengthening of Glass,” at…
Read MoreHow highway bridges sing—or groan—in the rain to reveal their health
[Image above] Professor Brian Mazzeo tests acoustic-based measurement techniques in his lab. Credit: BYU. [Editor’s note: Sometimes simple is best,…
Read MoreOther materials science stories that may be of interest
[Image above] While manganese (blue) fills out this lithium ion battery nanoparticle evenly, nickel (green) clumps in certain regions, interfering…
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory ceramics worlds
• Owens Corning’s furnace in its Gous-Khroustalny, Russia, glass reinforcements facility is now operational. It is the latest step the…
Read MoreNature’s nanomaterials—To be or not to be bioinspired?
[Image above] Figure 1. Synthetic sea shells. Credit: MaterialsViews; Wiley. Editor’s note: The other day I told you about a…
Read MoreRefractories Institute video, plus scholarships for undergrads, grads
Did you know that the word “refractory” means “durable, stubborn?” I learned that from the outstanding video “Taming the…
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