Posts by Lisa McDonald
A perspective on materials databases
It is widely accepted that convenient access to reliable materials property data is vital to the development of innovative components…
Read MoreMember input needed on structure review forum
Visit the new structure review forum to post your opinions about ACerS division, class and committee structures, whether they meet your needs, and how new structures may better serve the membership.
Read MoreAerogel plaster to restore historic buildings
Renovating any historic structure is a project that comes with numerous challenges, one of which is how to insulate the…
Read MoreCalifornia group’s metallic glass is world’s toughest–strongest material
If you do a Google search (admittedly not very scientific) for “world’s strongest material” and “world’s toughest material,” among the…
Read MoreSpinning yarn out of nano powder-infused nanotubes for superconducting applications
Recently I wrote about Israeli-based TorTech, which says it will soon be manufacturing carbon nanotube fiber yarns that it claims…
Read MoreNew ceramic coatings to improve durability of turbine engines
In the recent print edition of Watts News, Ohio State University’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering newsletter, an article…
Read MoreCarbon cycle? Yeah, I’ve seen some of those in the Tour de France
I think it’s unfair and wrong to use this study as a generational critique of teenage/young adult knowledge. Indeed, I…
Read MoreLG Chem, GM license Argonne Lab technology for next-gen Volt battery
Officials from Argonne National Lab, GM Ventures and LG Chem announced today that they had reached a licensing agreement that…
Read MoreCarbon nanotubes and graphene: Patience please!
One of the editors at Nature has written a good (free) article that provides some of important perspective about the…
Read MoreUltra Electronics acquires portable fuel cell manufacturer Adaptive Materials
U.K.-based Ultra Electronics Holdings has acquired Adaptive Materials, a Michigan-based solid oxide fuel cell developer for $23 million. According to…
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