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Ceramic and glass business news of the week for September 23, 2024
Mantec technology plays part in massive ozone plant, UNITECR 2025 announces call for papers, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for September 23, 2024.
Read MoreA game changer: Acetonitrile-based electrolyte improves temperature range of Li-ion batteries
New electrolyte formulas with higher ionic conductivities could help expand the temperature range in which lithium-ion batteries can viably operate. Researchers at Japanese chemical company Asahi Kasei developed a novel acetonitrile-based electrolyte that they plan to commercialize by 2025.
Read MoreThe freeze-tolerant wood frog and its contribution to long-term organ storage
Wood frogs can freeze and thaw themselves completely unharmed, and this unique ability could help revolutionize the organ transplant industry by inspiring methods for long-term storage of organs.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest for September 18, 2024
[Image above] Credit: ACerS NANOMATERIALS A smoother way to study ‘twistronics’ Researchers led by Harvard University developed a fingernail-sized…
Read MoreThe role of ceramics in advancing green chemistry
[Image above] Credit: Nick Youngson, Alpha Stock Images (CC BY-SA 3.0) In recent years, the U.S. government has taken…
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for September 16, 2024
PLANTS, CENTERS, AND FACILITIES €19.6M wave energy project receives European Union approval The European Union approved the €19.6 million WEDUSEA…
Read MoreReducing waste of waste glass: Container glasses of different colors safely melted together
[Image above] Katy Gerace, previously a doctoral student at The Pennsylvania State University and now research and development senior engineer…
Read MoreVideo: Preparing for spooky season—inside the world of clay animation
Many fan-favorite spooky season movies are examples of clay animation. This film-making technique, which has a history spanning more than 100 years, gained popularity several decades ago thanks to the pioneering work of Oregon-born animator Will Vinton.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest for September 11, 2024
[Image above] Credit: ACerS ENERGY Discovery of glass-forming liquid electrolytes as a new liquid category Niigata University researchers found…
Read MoreExpanding opportunities in the subsurface: DOE program lays foundation for large-scale hydrogen storage
[Image above] Estimated working-gas energy (TWh) of pure hydrogen in U.S. underground gas storage facilities (light to dark red). Facility…
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