Posts by Lisa McDonald
Ceramics Expo 2023: Driving the future of ceramics manufacturing
Ceramics Expo took place this year in Novi, Mich., from May 1–3, 2023. Transportation and energy technologies were prevalent throughout this year’s technical forums, which also included sessions on extreme applications and traditional and advanced manufacturing methods.
Read MoreFreely available deep learning method ‘fills in the blank’ of unknown internal material structures
What if you could predict a material’s internal microstructure based solely on its external surface characteristics? A new deep learning method developed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology provides such a capability, and all data and codes used for the study are freely available for anyone to use through GitHub.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for May 8, 2023
World’s largest solid-oxide hydrogen electrolyzer installed, Cement Association of Canada launches net-zero action plan, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for May 8, 2023.
Read MoreGeochemistry provides insight into ceramic production and exchange of ancient Wari civilization
The expansive Wari civilization was the first political structure to unify the south-central and north-central Andes. A new study used ceramic geochemical analysis to learn more about this ancient civilization.
Read MoreDeep decarbonization of glassmaking, plus more inside May 2023 ACerS Bulletin
The May 2023 issue of the ACerS Bulletin—featuring methods for decarbonizing industrial processes—is now available online. Plus—new Bulletin digital format goes live.
Read MoreVideo: Australia announces National Electric Vehicle Strategy
Traditionally, Australia has lagged far behind other developed countries in electric vehicle adoption. The government has now released a National Electric Vehicle Strategy to speed up adoption and support the transition to clean transportation.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest for May 3, 2023
Grow atomically thin transistors, a sapphire Schrödinger’s cat, and other materials stories that may be of interest for May 3, 2023.
Read MoreA solid contender—new oxygen-ion battery may be ‘excellent’ solution for large energy storage systems
Solid-state batteries are an emerging energy storage technology that are safer than conventional lithium-ion batteries. In an open-access paper, researchers at TU Wien demonstrated a novel solid-state battery composition that may offer certain advantages over other battery technologies—oxygen-ion batteries.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for May 1, 2023
Taiwan’s largest solar plant goes online, Australian government to increase electric vehicle charging network, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for May 1, 2023.
Read MoreCopper-glazed ceramic tiles combat bacteria through hydrophobicity and ion dissolution
Antibacterial ceramic coatings that inactivate or destroy pathogens typically suffer from poor durability. Instead, antibacterial coatings based on hydrophobicity, which inhibits bacterial adhesion, may be more durable. Researchers in South Korea demonstrated the potential of copper-glazed ceramic tiles to maintain long-lasting antibacterial efficiency through a combination of hydrophobicity and bacterial killing via ion dissolution.
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