Posts by Lisa McDonald
Volunteer spotlight: Hyunjun Kim
We feature Hyunjun Kim in this month’s edition of ACerS Volunteer Spotlight. He currently serves as chair of the ACerS Dayton/Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Section.
Read MoreScience through song: Purdue professor uses music to communicate research on MXenes
Music is an effective learning technique to help recall complex information. ACerS member Babak Anasori has long admired the positive impact that music can have on science outreach, and this year, he started using two artificial intelligence programs to help create songs about MXenes to share his research with a wider audience.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest for December 17, 2025
Solid-state battery retains capacity using stretch trick, darkest fabric ever made, and other materials stories that may be of interest for Dec. 17, 2025.
Read MoreCelebrating the US Semiquincentennial: Ohio Creativity Trail
The United States is celebrating its 250th anniversary next year, and Ohio announced six thematic experiential driving trails as part of the celebrations. CTT will run a special monthly series in 2026 showcasing the glass and ceramic sites on the Ohio Creativity Trail.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for December 15, 2025
Malaysia’s first large-scale battery storage system inaugurated in Sabah, Helical Fusion signs Japan’s first power purchase agreement for fusion energy, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for Dec. 15, 2025.
Read MoreTurning waste into learning: TileChalk initiative transforms tile residue into classroom chalk
Bangladeshi tile producer DBL Ceramics recently announced an innovative solution to combat waste in ceramics manufacturing: turning residue sludge into chalk sticks for underserved students.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest for December 10, 2025
Carbon nanotubes power flexible solar panels, magnetically doped quantum dots, and other materials stories that may be of interest for Dec. 10, 2025.
Read MoreToward a circular space economy: Researchers identify opportunities for resource and material efficiency
To ensure long-term stability of the growing space economy, circular economy principles offer a pathway for alleviating both orbital and environmental burdens, argue University of Surrey researchers in a recent open-access paper.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for December 8, 2025
“Renewable energy” stripped from NREL’s name, Norway extends Arctic deep-sea mining freeze through 2029, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for Dec. 8, 2025.
Read MoreHalifax Explosion: How noncombustible concrete blocks helped rebuild a leveled city
In December 1917, the Canadian city of Halifax was decimated following an explosion in its harbor. It was decades before public commemorations of the tragedy became widespread, but a very visible reminder of the tragedy stood testament through the years—the city’s Hydrostone District.
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