Posts by Lisa McDonald
NSF to leverage Materials Genome to reduce lab-to-product timeline; announces AIR awards
Serving as midwife for the research to commercial transition is a familiar role for the National Science Foundation. In an…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Here is what we are hearing: Unifrax announces three more acquisitions Unifrax, the Niagara Falls, NY based manufacturer of ceramic…
Read More“Science to Start-ups”—Innovation Corps launched by NSF
Our nation’s capitol was an interesting place to be last week, but not because of the impossible-to-escape budget politics that…
Read MoreCeramics from alumina-loaded preceramic paper for lightweight applications
Preceramic paper processing is an interesting novel approach for the manufacturing of lightweight ceramic components, as it can be used…
Read MoreScrivener describes CO2 and SCM challenges for cements research
At the recently concluded Advances in Cement-based Materials meeting organized by ACerS’ Cements Division and ACBM, Karen Scrivener of the…
Read MoreMaterials stories that may also be of interest
Check ’em out: • Uh oh, math error: BE Resources down nearly 75% as releases corrected rare earth assay results • Google…
Read More‘Insulating’ ceramic paint distributor falls for his own grifter tale
Mechanical engineer Curt Freedman modified a foam drink cooler to make a courtroom apparatus to demonstrate heat flow and measure…
Read MoreThe energy race: Increasing energy density in lithium-air batteries
An elusive piece of the alternative energy puzzle has been storage: How does one save it for when it’s needed…
Read MoreNIST opens comment phase on advanced manufacturing consortium
Government agencies are starting to drive the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership announced in June by President Obama (see our earlier post…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Here is what we are hearing: NexTech Materials receives ISO 9001:2008 certification NexTech has been awarded the International Organization for…
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