Posts by Lisa McDonald
Ohio Creativity Trail: Heisey Glass Museum
This month’s featured site on the Ohio Creativity Trail is the Heisey Glass Museum in Newark, Ohio. This museum recounts the history of A. H. Heisey & Company, a former major producer of elegant glass during the Depression Era.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for January 12, 2026
CNN and NGK Insulators launch global campaign on innovation for a sustainable future, Congress set to finalize science budgets rejecting Trump cuts, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for Jan. 12, 2026.
Read MoreNovel integrated analytical framework assesses safety of liquid hydrogen storage tanks
Researchers led by Seoul National University of Science and Technology developed a novel integrated analytical framework that combines thermal, mechanical, fatigue, and impact analyses to evaluate the safety of liquid hydrogen tanks used in unmanned aerial vehicles.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest for January 7, 2026
Nonlinear microscopy images thin boron nitride, two-layer scaffold repairs joint injuries, and other materials stories that may be of interest for Jan. 7, 2026.
Read MoreInsights into the primordial ocean: Fluctuating amounts of dissolved organic carbon contradict existing explanations
Determining the amount of dissolved organic carbon in the primordial ocean has implications for understanding the evolution of complex life on Earth. Researchers led by ETH Zürich used a new method to estimate the amount and determined it fluctuated throughout history, which contrasts with previous models.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for January 5, 2026
IREC launches world-first pilot plant for advanced hydrogen technology manufacturing, Japan to test rare earth mining from deep seabed mud, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for Jan. 5, 2026.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for December 22, 2025
Amrize expands production capacity at flagship U.S. cement plant, glass manufacturer Verallia awarded for artificial intelligence project, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for Dec. 22, 2025.
Read MoreVolunteer spotlight: Hyunjun Kim
We feature Hyunjun Kim in this month’s edition of ACerS Volunteer Spotlight. He currently serves as chair of the ACerS Dayton/Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Section.
Read MoreScience through song: Purdue professor uses music to communicate research on MXenes
Music is an effective learning technique to help recall complex information. ACerS member Babak Anasori has long admired the positive impact that music can have on science outreach, and this year, he started using two artificial intelligence programs to help create songs about MXenes to share his research with a wider audience.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest for December 17, 2025
Solid-state battery retains capacity using stretch trick, darkest fabric ever made, and other materials stories that may be of interest for Dec. 17, 2025.
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