Posts by Lisa McDonald
A 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.
Read MoreTogether again for Electronic Materials and Applications 2023 in Orlando
For the first time since 2020, the Electronic Materials and Applications Conference met in person in Orlando, Fla., Jan. 17–20, 2023. Close to 270 attendees from 20 countries attended the three-day conference.
Read MoreVideo: Around-the-world boat race conducts science along the way
The Ocean Race is a boat race around the world, held every three or four years since 1973. Starting with the 2017–2018 race, the Ocean Race organizers and racing teams coordinate a science program in tandem with the race to gather data on the ocean.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest for February 1, 2023
Self-cleaning solar panels, physics of glass formation, and other materials stories that may be of interest for February 1, 2023.
Read MoreImproving lifetime predictions for aircraft components: Insights into the internal oxidation processes of ceramic matrix composites
Though ceramic matrix composites for aircraft have entered commercial operation, there still are some knowledge gaps regarding the oxidation of these materials. Two researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara, conducted an experiment on internal CMC oxidation that provided new insights into the oxidation processes and highlighted deficiencies in the current standard oxidation model.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for January 30, 2023
Asteroid-mining startup AstroForge to launch first space missions this year, science policy in 2023, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for January 30, 2023.
Read MoreFemtosecond laser bursts drill crack-free holes in glass
Femtosecond lasers have led to great advances in micromachining capabilities, including for glass technologies. Now, researchers in France demonstrated the potential of a modified femtosecond laser approach based on burst pulses to drill crack-free holes in glass.
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