Posts by Lisa McDonald
Solar cement — Solar-driven electrolysis for making lime and no CO2 emission
Conventional thermal decomposition of calcium carbonate for cement-making generates almost as much CO2 as lime. Solar-driven electrolysis of calcium carbonate…
Read MoreLarge deposit of rare earth neodymium discovered in Brazil
A large, new deposit of neodymium has been discovered in the Brazilian state, Bahia. A story on Mining.com reports that…
Read MoreRutgers grad students demonstrate rapid ceramic product inspection technique
A hat tip to Quality Magazine on this. As part of their PhD thesis work, Steve Bottiglieri and Andrew Portune, graduate students at Rutgers,…
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Something should be of interest here: Quantum computer built inside a diamond (USC News) Diamonds are forever – or, at…
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory worlds
• According to reports, Kapiri Glass Manufacturing Ltd., based in Zambia, has announced that it will soon start the procurement…
Read MoreVideo: On golf, lobsters and cruises
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCT3j8OqlhI A BBC video imagines a Masters golf tournament with putt-putt hazards. Credit: BBC; YouTube. What I know about golf…
Read MoreAlumina nanocoatings increase catalyst performance by factor of ten
Coking and sintering are terms that usually conjure up images from iron and steelmaking and the heavy industrial equipment like…
Read MoreAGC’s investment in US nanolithography startup reveals plans for nanostructured value-added glass strategy
A wholly owned Georgia-based subsidiary, of glassmaker AGC — AGC America — a few days ago announced that it had…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Here’s what we are hearing: Successful demo of bonding of metal to ALON optical ceramic for applications including oil and…
Read MoreVideo of the week: Protrusion of particles in suspension affect viscosity properties
Wait for it, wait for it, wait for it … I realize this brief video doesn’t appear to be doing…
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