Posts by Lisa McDonald
Monday materials fun: The disappearing glass
Credit: Citoplasmas Stop Motion; YouTube Any theories? (The creators, citoplasmas, do a lot of work in stop-action animation.)
Read MoreOur loss, the trees’ gain: Steen heading to forests group
I usually don’t cover the business and membership side of The American Ceramic Society on these pages, but today is an exception.…
Read MoreMaterials stories that also may be of interest
At the end of each week, I end up with a list of a bunch of stories I started to…
Read MoreBerkeley Lab nets stewardship for U.S.–China energy-efficient construction consortium
The DOE has announced the details on the third of three U.S.–China Clean Energy Research Centers, a multi-year joint a…
Read MoreKNBT promising as lead-free substitute for PZT in piezo applications
Nanowerk.com reports that materials engineers at the University of Leeds are investigating potassium sodium bismuth titanate (KNBT) as a lead-free ceramic piezoelectric materials that might…
Read MoreACerS executive director Steen leaving Society to head up forests organization
Scott Steen, the executive director of The American Ceramic Society, has announced that he will be leaving the Society to…
Read MoreTesla unveils new battery pack
Tesla Motors is most known for its all-electric sports car, the Roadster. The Model S sedan will be released soon,…
Read More2011 ARPA-E energy tech summit, showcase announced
I didn’t make it to the first ARPA-E Innovation Summit held this past March, but I wish I had. From…
Read MorePaper-grown ZnO nanorods, nanoneedles
Researchers in Taiwan have shown, for the first time, that they can directly grow vertically aligned, highly crystalline and defect-free…
Read MoreVideo of the week – Aerogels: The materials science of empty space
Credit: University of California Television; YouTube This is a great introductory 54-minute video of a lecture presented earlier this year…
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