Posts by Lisa McDonald
Video: Chocolate pots—serving luxury in the 17th and 18th centuries
As chocolate became a fashionable beverage throughout Europe in the 17th century, it became big business to design and sell cookware specifically designed for preparing chocolate. Learn about the European chocolatière, or chocolate pot, in today’s CTT.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest for October 25, 2023
Harnessing piezoelectrics to regrow neurons, diamonds for UV photodetection, and other materials stories that may be of interest for October 25, 2023.
Read MoreMitigating crack formation—electron-rich metals increase the fracture resistance of ceramics
The arrangement and movement of electrons within a ceramic material has the potential to greatly influence its resistance to brittle fracture. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego and Linköping University published an open-access paper demonstrating the effect that electronic structure has on plastic deformation in high-entropy carbides.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for October 23, 2023
Apply Carbon establishes mass recycled carbon fiber production facility, Lynas to upgrade Malaysian rare earth refinery amid dispute over operating license, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for October 23, 2023.
Read MoreNanoscale goldbeating: Ancient Egyptian technique adapted for fabricating 2D thin films
Two-dimensional thin films are often fabricated using bottom-up solution-based techniques, such as electrochemical deposition and atomic layer deposition. Now researchers have reported a top-down, solid-state method based on the age-old Egyptian craft of goldbeating that they say is generalizable to various metallic, polymeric, or ceramic nanoparticles.
Read MoreVideo: California bans the use of fiberglass as a flame retardant in mattresses and upholstered furniture
As the health effects of chemical flame retardants became more well known, the use of fiberglass as a flame-retardant material grew in popularity. However, fiberglass comes with its own share of adverse health effects, and the U.S. state of California has now enacted a ban on its use as a flame retardant in mattresses and upholstered furniture.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest for October 18, 2023
MOF coatings prevent implant infection, extract uranium from seawater, and other materials stories that may be of interest for October 18, 2023.
Read MoreIntricate sintering: Exploring the combined effect of multiple oxide inclusions on zirconia toughened alumina
Several oxides are routinely used as sintering aids in the fabrication of zirconia toughened alumina. While the individual effects of these oxides are well recorded, the effect of multiple oxide inclusions is unclear. Researchers from several institutions in Bangladesh investigated the combined effect of these oxides on the zirconia toughened alumina system.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for October 16, 2023
$10 million DOD award will fund pioneering Sensing and Cyber Center of Excellence, Dubai launches world’s first 3D-printing certification system for construction industry, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for October 16, 2023.
Read MoreIntroduction to “Ceramics for energy storage (batteries)” for ACT @ 20
To celebrate the milestone of the 20th volume of the International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, the editorial team assembled a selection of journal papers representing the excellent work from the advanced ceramics community. The focus this month is ceramics for energy storage, specifically batteries.
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