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.
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Smooth sailing for electrons in graphene, speed of sand, and other materials stories that may be of interest for February 22, 2023.
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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.
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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.
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The March 2023 issue of the ACerS Bulletin—featuring sustainability in industry—is now available online. Plus—upcoming Bulletin digital evolution.
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While it is well known that packaging material can affect the flavor of food, the effect packaging has on milk has not been fully investigated. Researchers from North Carolina State University and Clemson University investigated the effect of packaging on both whole and skim milk.
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Perovskite-based thermochromic windows, chip-size titanium-doped sapphire laser, and other materials stories that may be of interest for February 15, 2023.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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