Storing data generated by sophisticated microscopy instruments is quite easy, but accessing, interpreting, and acting on the terabytes of data is challenging. Two recent papers offer interesting approaches to interacting with electron microscopes and the data they produce.
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ACerS Glass & Optical Materials Division held its 2022 annual meeting and conference in Baltimore, Md., May 22–26, 2022. About 215 people attended the conference in person, with 22 countries represented.
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The Glass & Optical Materials Division Annual Meeting is taking place this week in Baltimore, Md. See some highlights from the event so far, and be on the lookout for a full report early next week.
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The American Ceramic Society will elevate 19 members to Fellow Status this year. The awards will be presented at the Society’s Annual Honor and Awards banquet at MS&T22 in Pittsburgh, Pa.
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The American Ceramic Society will award the honor of Distinguished Life Member to Sylvia Johnson, Tatsuki Ohji, and Kent Weisenstein. The awards will be presented at the Society’s Annual Honor and Awards banquet at MS&T22 in Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Westerville, Ohio—ACerS president Beth Dickey announces that John C. Mauro will succeed William G. Fahrenholtz as editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American Ceramic Society (JACerS). Fahrenholtz will step down in December after six years as editor-in-chief. Mauro’s five-year appointment begins Jan. 1, 2023. As editor-in-chief, Mauro will serve as principal architect of the scientific…
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The National Day of Glass Conference, held April 5–7, 2022, in Washington, D.C., kicked off North American-based celebrations of the United Nations International Year of Glass. Learn what took place at the conference and where you can find recordings of all the talks.
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The 14th Pacific Rim Conference on Ceramic and Glass Technology including the Glass & Optical Materials Division 2021 Annual Meeting took place virtually Dec. 13–16, 2021. Learn about what took place during the four-day event.
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In November 2021, the National Science and Technology Council subcommittee marked the 10th anniversary of the Materials Genome Initiative by issuing a new, comprehensive five-year strategic plan for the MGI. Learn more about the new plan in today’s CTT.
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Despite having weakly bonded layers, MAX phases demonstrate a surprisingly high damage tolerance. Researchers at Texas A&M and Universite Grenoble Alpes in France showed how cracks in a MAX single crystal can close and heal, thus contributing to the high damage tolerance.
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