Posts by Lisa McDonald
A vibrant PACRIM9 ‘down under’
Recently returned from Cairns, Australia, Charlie Spahr, ACerS executive director, reports that PACRIM9 was a successful, and distinctly Australian, conference:…
Read MoreGet flexible: Georgia Tech group shows how to ‘draw’ nano-sized ferroelectric structures on plastic substrates
“We can directly create piezoelectric materials of the shape we want, where we want them, on flexible substrates,” says Nazanin…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Here’s what we are hearing: Rankings of the world’s largest ceramic tile and sanitaryware producers RAK group (United Arab Emirates)…
Read MoreRietveld X-ray analysis helps REACH chemical assessment grouping, fewer tests
In late 2006, the European Union passed the legislation known as REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals), which…
Read MoreACT top 10 journals in Ceramics category
With its new Impact Factor of 1.280, the International journal of Applied Ceramic Technology is listed under the Top 10 journals in the category Ceramics.
Read MoreJACerS #1 in citations
The Journal of the American Ceramic Society is currently ranked #2 in the Ceramics category, with an Impact Factor of 2.167 — an 11.5% jump over last year. It is #1 in total number of citations with over 29,000!
Read MoreNRC post-Fukushima task force issues recommendations for BWRs
I have a pretty lengthy interview with SRNL’s John Marra in the August issue of the Bulletin of the American…
Read MoreJ. Am. Ceram. Soc. special issue tribute to the work and legacy of Tony Evans
Big families have a hard time saying goodbye. There is always one more thing to mention, one more remembrance to…
Read MoreOxide electronics: Zinc oxide nanostructured LEDs and tantalum oxide nonvolatile memories
Just when I thought I could stroll back into the macro world, two new papers were published that complement our…
Read MoreNASA awards management contract for ISS National Lab
NASA has chosen the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space Inc., a new Florida-based nonprofit, tax-exempt research management…
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