Posts by Lisa McDonald
Updates on open access for ACerS journals
The future of research communications is poised to become much more open than the current system. Learn what Wiley, ACerS’ publishing partner, is doing to prepare for the open-science movement, as well as open-access publishing options through ACerS journals.
Read MoreVideo: Chicago startup offers ‘close-looped’ water vending service based on reusable glass bottles
Reliance on single-use packaging significantly contributes to plastic pollution. Chicago-based startup Kadeya designed a unique “closed-loop” water vending service based on reusable glass bottles that could help cut plastic waste in the vending sector.
Read MoreCeramics processing—are we using the correct sintering and creep models?
Processing ceramics requires accurate knowledge of their thermal, chemical, and mechanical behaviors. In today’s CTT, ACerS Fellow Shen Dillon shares recent work he and collaborators in China and the United States published on new models for understanding sintering and creep behaviors in ceramics.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for February 27, 2023
Spain’s PVH plans to build world’s largest solar tracker factory, MP Materials and Sumitomo strengthen rare earth supply in Japan, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for February 27, 2023.
Read MoreModel reveals how nanopores form in 2D materials hit by highly charged ions
Bombarding materials with highly charged ions is one way researchers can manipulate and modify 2D heterostructures. TU Wien researchers developed a model to simulate this bombardment and reveal why, when hit, some 2D materials form nanopores and others do not.
Read MoreVideo: Swedish rare earth discovery calls attention to mining’s effects on Sámi reindeer herders
In January 2023, Swedish state-owned mining company LKAB announced that it had identified more than 1 million tonnes of rare earth oxides near the town of Kiruna in northern Sweden. Though mining this deposit may reduce reliance on China for rare earths, the impacts of a new mine on Kiruna residents and the indigenous Sámi people cannot be overlooked.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest for February 22, 2023
Smooth sailing for electrons in graphene, speed of sand, and other materials stories that may be of interest for February 22, 2023.
Read MoreNew ultrafast optical nanoscopy method measures carrier dynamics in wider bandgap semiconductors
To date, efforts to study carrier dynamics in semiconductor materials have primarily focused on narrow bandgap semiconductors. Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, propose a method that combines ultrafast nanoscale measurements and theoretical modeling to probe carrier behavior in semiconductors with wider bandgaps.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for February 20, 2023
UK project trials ‘world’s first’ zero-emissions cement, RHI Magnesita and Australian cleantech MCi Carbon enter long-term strategic cooperation, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for February 20, 2023.
Read MoreA homage to IYOG: A review of photonic glasses and heralding the Age of Glass
The International Year of Glass may be over, but the Age of Glass is just beginning. In homage to IYOG, an international group of researchers published an open-access review paper describing the past, present, and future of glass in the exciting field of photonics.
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