Posts by Lisa McDonald
Video: ‘Oenodynamics’—the fluid dynamics of wine swirling
The fluid dynamics of wine swirling—orbital shaking—could extend to mixing and oxygenation in bioreactors for biopharmaceuticals manufacture. Credit: Farhat, et…
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Access chapter 1 from 71st Conference on Glass Problems: CESP, Volume 32
Read MoreWith low-temp SOFC gains like this . . . why stop now?
We’ve all heard stories of college kids who drop out even though they are falling short of graduation by one…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Here’s what we are hearing (some information from news releases): Superior safety for next gen high-temperature reactor: China receives first…
Read MoreOn thinking
Most of us think for a living. Our outputs—experiments, talks, papers, etc.—are evidence of our having thought productively. Do you…
Read MoreSolid freeform fabrication of one-piece investment casting molds for airfoils
Much of the research in materials science journals focuses on nanostuff, atomic resolution characterization and other gee-whiz science, so it’s…
Read MoreNew explanation for electrical conductivity at oxide-oxide interface
Electrical conductivity is a pretty simple concept to understand: electrons move. Like water that flows downhill, they flow down a…
Read MoreGlass wall condos getting slammed as ‘throw away buildings’ in CBC series
I wasn’t aware that Toronto has more glass condominium high-rise structures than any other city in North America, but I…
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Check ’em out: Instant-on computers may be possible with modified materials Researchers from three NSF-supported Materials Research Science and Engineering…
Read MoreWhite House announces recent Materials Genome Initiative developments
The Obama administration is keeping the spotlight on the Materials Genome Initiative it launched earlier this year, and yesterday the…
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