Posts by Lisa McDonald
Ohio Creativity Trail: National Museum of Cambridge Glass, Mosser Glass, and Imperial Glass Museum
This month’s featured sites on the Ohio Creativity Trail are the National Museum of Cambridge Glass, Mosser Glass, and Imperial Glass Museum in eastern Ohio. These two museums and operating glass factory share the history of glass companies in the neighboring areas of Cambridge and Bellaire.
Read MoreApproaches to green glass manufacturing, plus more inside May 2026 ACerS Bulletin
The May 2026 issue of the ACerS Bulletin—featuring approaches to green glass manufacturing—is now available online. Plus—trinitite glasses from nuclear testing.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest for May 13, 2026
Ultra stainless steel for green hydrogen production, photon state teleported between quantum dots, and other materials stories that may be of interest for May 13, 2026.
Read MoreHigh-voltage direct current: Advantages, challenges, and the ceramic backbone of the potential supergrid
High-voltage direct current transmission offers numerous advantages in today’s energy environment, but certain ceramic innovations will be needed to enable its widespread adoption.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for May 11, 2026
New major collaboration supporting battery innovation and commercialization, NSF program to sponsor ceramic engineering scholarships, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for May 11, 2026.
Read MoreNo need for cleanrooms: Perovskite solar cells perform just fine after dust contamination
Many environmental stimuli trigger degradation of perovskite solar cells, but Swansea University researchers found that dust contamination during manufacturing does not significantly affect performance.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest for May 6, 2026
Dopant boosts carbon nanotubes’ conductivity tenfold, design standards for perovskite solar cells, and other materials stories that may be of interest for May 6, 2026.
Read MoreVideo: ‘Dance Your Ph.D.’ contest winners highlight various cutting-edge technologies
Why write your way through a thesis when you can dance it? The winners of this year’s annual Dance Your Ph.D. contest run by AAAS and Science provided a look at several cutting-edge technologies, including wearable sensors and faster disease detection methods.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week for May 4, 2026
Yeongdong’s illite deposit among world’s largest, DOE announces overhaul of small business innovation research programs, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for May 4, 2026.
Read More‘We are all connected’ at the new six-Division Spring Meeting 2026
The inaugural ACerS Spring Meeting took place April 12–17, 2026, in Bellevue, Wash. Nearly 670 attendees from 29 countries participated in the multidisciplinary event, which was co-organized by six ACerS Divisions.
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