Posts by Lisa McDonald
Avalon plans to produce separated rare earths by 2016
In an interview with Rueters, Avalon Rare Metals CEO Don Bubar stated that the Toronto-based mining company plans to produce…
Read MoreVideo of the week: Tiger Stone continuous brick road paving machine
Via, Gizmag and Gizmodo, I found this video of this Dutch-made brick paving machine. I wouldn’t go so far as…
Read MoreMaterials stories that may also be of interest
At the end of each week, we end up with a list of stories I started to write about, or…
Read MoreVideo of the week: Chemistry of concrete
Update: We’ve received a lot of feedback questioning some of the science presented in this video. I forwarded some of…
Read MoreGeorgia Tech t-shirt contest to mark merger of materials science and PTFE engineering school
In late June, Georgia Tech officials announced that they would begin to merge its materials science and engineering school with…
Read MoreWood pulp-derived nanocrystals help cast tunable chiral silica films, with possible sensor and window uses
A team at the University of British Columbia, led by Mark MacLachlan, says its the first group to make mesoporous chiral nematic structured silica…
Read MoreHaiti’s materials debris problem still slowing infrastructure rebuilding
An ACerS Cements Division member tipped me off to an op-ed in the New York Times that appeared this summer…
Read MoreMaterials stories that may also be of interest
At the end of each day, I end up with a list of stories I started to write about, or…
Read MoreCrystalline silicon PV makers continue tough market fight with thin film tech
It doesn’t appear anyone is making a lot of money in the solar power arena, but the players — working…
Read MoreLunar mining for rare earth elements—the next frontier?
Lunar mining may be in our not-so-distant future, as evidence of rare earth elements is clear, and China tightens its…
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