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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / June 29, 2022

Boron nitride nanotube fibers get real, world’s largest liquid mirror telescope, and other materials stories that may be of interest for June 29, 2022.

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Ceramic and glass business news of the week for June 27, 2022

By Lisa McDonald / June 27, 2022

Wyoming Innovation Center opens in Gillette, NIST establishes Low Carbon Cements and Concretes Consortium, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for June 27, 2022.

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Video: US mining companies lay plans for domestic rare earth processing facilities

By Lisa McDonald / June 22, 2022

Mining rare earth ores is only the first step in securing the rare earths supply chain. These ores must undergo refining processes, and China controls nearly all of the world’s rare earth processing facilities. Two U.S. mining companies, MP Materials and USA Rare Earth, plan to open domestic rare earth processing facilities within the next year.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / June 22, 2022

Exfoliate hBN nanosheets, automate semiconductor research, and other materials stories that may be of interest for June 22, 2022.

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New design for electrochemical membrane reactors improves long-term stability and efficiency of hydrogen production

By Lisa McDonald / June 21, 2022

Chemical storage offers a potentially easier way to transport hydrogen, but there is room to improve the way in which hydrogen is extracted from the carrier compound. Researchers led by CoorsTek Membrane Sciences designed a new electrochemical membrane reactor that achieves more than 99% hydrogen extraction efficacy.

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Ceramic and glass business news of the week for June 20, 2022

By Lisa McDonald / June 20, 2022

Sefpro forges glass partnership with Chinese refractory group, DOE previews $8 billion hydrogen hub program, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for June 20, 2022.

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MXenes and student perspectives on hope, plus more inside June/July 2022 ACerS Bulletin

By Lisa McDonald / June 16, 2022

The June/July 2022 issue of the ACerS Bulletin—featuring MXenes and student perspectives on hope—is now available online. Plus—new C&GM.

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Video: Ceramics and glass make their mark on new global conservation vaults

By Lisa McDonald / June 15, 2022

The Global Seed Vault in Svalbard, Norway, demonstrated that countries can work together for the common good through preservation and long-term protection of important societal resources. Two new global vaults making headlines will involve ceramic and glass materials, with the former material being documented and the latter used as a storage medium.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / June 15, 2022

Forty-channel optical communication link, next-gen photocatalysts, and other materials stories that may be of interest for June 15, 2022.

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CaliBaja Webinar Series: special focus on glass science and art for IYOG

By Lisa McDonald / June 14, 2022

With the start of summer next Tuesday comes the start of this year’s CaliBaja Webinar Series! The CaliBaja Webinar Series is a virtual event organized by the University of San…

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