Posts by Lisa McDonald
Video: 2023 Brick in Architecture Awards showcase the best of brick design
Since 1989, the Brick Industry Association has sponsored the Brick in Architecture Awards to recognize exceptional uses of clay brick in architecture. The 44 global winners for the 2023 awards include entries spanning the United States, Canada, China, and Mexico, plus the first-ever winner in Russia.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest for March 13, 2024
Healable cathode, flexible nanodiamonds, and other materials stories that may be of interest for March 13, 2024.
Read MoreFirst-in-human clinical trial suggests minimal health risks of inhaling graphene oxide
As nanomaterials become more commonly used in industry, their potential impacts on human health need to be properly assessed. Researchers led by the Universities of Edinburgh and Manchester in the United Kingdom conducted the first-in-human clinical trial on inhaled graphene oxide nanosheets.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for March 11, 2024
Innolume expands quantum dot laser diode production, Bloom Energy and Shell to investigate large-scale hydrogen projects, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for March 11, 2024.
Read MoreLow-temperature synthesis of mesoporous metal oxides unlocks flexible electronic integration
In a recent paper, researchers from various universities in the Republic of Korea developed a low-temperature process for synthesizing mesoporous metal oxides, which unlocks the possibility of integrating these materials onto flexible electronics.
Read MoreVideo: Inside traditional ceramic industries of the early 20th century
Recognizing the impact of ceramic products on society can be difficult due to the ceramic industry’s somewhat hidden nature. But two recent projects are helping bring the history of traditional ceramic industries to light through glass slides and laser-engraved bricks.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest for March 6, 2024
Fire-resistant sodium battery, environmentally friendly quantum dots, and other materials stories that may be of interest for March 6, 2024.
Read MoreTiny tubes and far away stars—large metalens images the night sky
Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences developed a method for creating 100-millimeter-diameter metalenses. Scaling up metalenses to this size makes applications in astronomy and free-space optical communications possible.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for March 4, 2024
Chip giant TSMC opens first Japan factory, Clemson University leads nuclear consortium, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for March 4, 2024.
Read MoreTwisted-layer structure allows bulk boron nitride ceramics to plastically deform
Successful plastic deformation of nitride ceramics has to date been limited to samples on the micro and nanoscale. Now, researchers from Yanshan University in China achieved plastic deformation in a bulk boron nitride ceramic by modifying its layered van der Waals structure.
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