Posts by Lisa McDonald
Small scale, big discoveries: Reducing thickness of antiferroelectric films turns them ferroelectric
While size effects in ferroelectric materials have been extensively studied, there are far fewer studies on how structure and properties evolve in antiferroelectric materials with reduced dimensions. In a recent open-access paper, researchers report the surprising discovery that below a certain thickness, antiferroelectric films will become completely ferroelectric.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for February 13, 2023
American Elements announces new Fusion Energy Division, Wolfspeed and ZF announce partnership for future silicon carbide semiconductor devices, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for February 13, 2023.
Read MoreMXenes advance the ancient art of calligraphy
Advanced applications are not the only use for advanced materials. A graduate engineering student at Drexel University discovered he could create bleed-free inks for calligraphy using MXenes, a novel 2D material family comprising transition metal carbides and nitrides.
Read MoreIntroduction to “Ceramic matrix composites” 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 ceramic matrix composites.
Read MoreVideo: Giant Mine—a case study in mine remediation
Giant Mine is a closed gold mine located just north of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. Efforts are underway to remediate the site, including a study on the potential of vitrification as a permanent solution to the site’s toxic arsenic trioxide dust.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest for February 8, 2023
Semiconducting borophene, destroying PFAS with BN, and other materials stories that may be of interest for February 8, 2023.
Read MoreA big ‘Hello, again!’ at ICACC in Daytona Beach
The 47th International Conference on Applied Ceramics and Composites took place in person in Daytona Beach, Fla., Jan. 22–27, 2023. The conference included a special symposium in honor of Tatsuki Ohji, 19 symposia, and four focused sessions.
Read MoreHigh-speed cameras offer real-time measurements of thermal shock cracking in ceramics
Despite the well-known susceptibility of ceramics to thermal shock, there is little experimental verification of real-time crack growth due to this phenomenon. Researchers in China used digital image correlation to conduct real-time measurements of thermal shock cracking in opaque ceramics.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for February 6, 2023
Europe’s biggest brick factory ready to go online, NIST releases first AI Risk Management Framework, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for February 6, 2023.
Read MoreUtilizing stored emissions: A review of molten salt electrochemical conversion to recycle carbon dioxide
Molten salt electrochemical conversion may offer an economic and relatively clean way to extract pure carbon products from stored carbon dioxide emissions. In a recently published open-access paper, researchers from the University of Science and Technology Beijing summarize the successes and challenges of this process.
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