Posts by Lisa McDonald
Smile: Nanocrystals in glass–ceramic dentures provide strength, natural appearance
[Image above] Making glass-ceramics at Jena University. Credit: Jan-Peter Kasper, FSU. James Bond fans know well the villain Jaws, a…
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Check ’em out: High-speed CMOS sensors provide better images CMOS image sensors have long been the solution of choice for…
Read MoreGiving an order to hybrid materials
A unique method for processing ZnO nanowires and polythiophenes results in a hybrid structure with nanometer scale ordering and a…
Read MoreTechnical ceramics and art ceramics—only a brain apart
Is this a familiar experience? You are at a social gathering and somebody asks what you do for a living.…
Read MoreLED ceiling virtually recreates clouds drifting across the sky
If rainy days and Mondays get you down, a remedy is now available thanks to researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Here’s what we’re hearing from press releases, news stories, blogs, etc.. Morgan Technical Ceramics’ ceramic end effectors set to become…
Read MoreVideo: Khan Academy—A fresh, fun approach to online learning
The Squeeze Theorem explained by Sal Kahn, the creator of the online learning resource, Kahn Academy. Credit: Kahn Academy; YouTube.…
Read MoreRendering cotton self-cleaning by coating with titania and silver iodide
A recent press release from the American Chemical Society about a coating that imparts self-cleaning properties to cotton caught my…
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Check ’em out: Electronics made of plastic Researchers at Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute have developed an alternative to silicon semiconductors using…
Read MoreTrendy tech transfer from ARPA-E — “America’s Next Top Energy Innovator Challenge”
National Renewable Energy Laboratory scientists found multiple uses for thin film lithium ion conductors – for batteries and for solar…
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