Posts by Lisa McDonald
Disordered TiO2 nanocrystal surface yields durable, more efficient photocatalyst
By tinkering with the outer layer of titanium oxide nanocrystals, researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab have figured out a…
Read MoreDenver Art Museum gets techical, too, with CoorsTek porcelain exhibit
Beakers and other porcelain lab equipment will be be part of an art exhibit opening in early June, which highlights…
Read MoreNew class of optical fiber developed at Penn State; ZnSe waveguide cores open infrared spectrum
a) Schematic of the HPCVD process, where a high pressure precursor mixture is configured to flow into a capillary (left).…
Read MoreVideo of the week: Corning’s ‘A Day Made of Glass’
Credit: Corning Incorporated; YouTube Corning recently published a video, “A Day Made of Glass,” which the company says is its…
Read MoreChu reports to Congress on DOE’s nuclear aid response for Japan
Sent out a few minutes ago from the DOE, this is from Secretary Steven Chu’s testimony this morning before the United States…
Read MoreHelp our members and friends in Japan
If you are interested in making a donation to a relief fund for the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan, we have suggestions for you.
Read MoreThinking of our friends and the situation in Japan
It goes without saying that all ACerS members, leaders and staff are distraught about the effects of Japan’s earthquake, tsunami…
Read MoreAnalysis of scale of animal trabeculae suggests new materials, structures
There’s a significant contingent of ceramists and other materials scientists and engineers who use information about natural bone structure to…
Read MoreInnovationTrail lets Morning Edition listeners wake up to Gorilla Glass
My local NPR station’s broadcast of its Morning Edition show today carried a story (audio and print) about Corning’s Gorilla…
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news from this week
Here is what we are hearing: CoorsTek invests $3 million in EmiSense Technologies (pdf) EmiSense Technologies, LLC today announced it…
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