Lisa McDonald

Video: ‘Share the Love’ event brings joy to parkgoers through hidden glass hearts

By Lisa McDonald / February 14, 2024

For the past four years, the City of Tualatin in Oregon has brought joy to residents through a unique treasure hunt, in which glass hearts created by regional artists are hidden throughout the city’s greenways during the month of February.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / February 14, 2024

Glass-ceramic stores nuclear waste, unique superconductivity for quantum computing, and other materials stories that may be of interest for February 14, 2024.

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Ceramic and glass business news of the week for February 12, 2024

By Lisa McDonald / February 12, 2024

MP Materials and Lynas explore merger, McDanel announces name change, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for February 12, 2024.

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Rinse and repeat: Water replaces toxic chemicals in printed electronics processing

By Lisa McDonald / February 9, 2024

Printable electronic inks and their associated print processes tend to rely on environmentally hazardous chemicals, which offsets the benefits of printed electronics in application. Engineers at Duke University developed a water-only printing process for fabricating printed electronics.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / February 7, 2024

Dirt-powered fuel cells, benchtop impact-resistance test, and other materials stories that may be of interest for February 7, 2024.

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Heating up space science: A review of UHTCs for radiation-cooled thermal protective systems

By Lisa McDonald / February 6, 2024

Research on ultrahigh-temperature ceramics (UHTCs) for hypersonic and space vehicle applications is gaining increased attention and funding. This CTT summarizes an open-access review paper on the measurement and enhancement of UHTCs coatings for radiation-cooled thermal protective systems.

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Ceramic and glass business news of the week for February 5, 2024

By Lisa McDonald / February 5, 2024

GMIC receives funding to help decarbonize the U.S. industrial sector, Lumus and SCHOTT strengthen manufacturing partnership for optical AR glasses, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for February 5, 2024.

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Glass-coated DNA scaffolds receive power-up through inorganic infiltration

By Lisa McDonald / February 2, 2024

In July 2023, researchers announced the creation of high-strength, lightweight glass nanolattices by coating DNA origami scaffolds with silica. Their new open-access paper, published in January 2024, describes the functionalization of these glass-coated scaffolds by infiltrating the nanolattice with metal and metal oxide particles.

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Video: Titanium dioxide bans under consideration in several US states

By Lisa McDonald / January 31, 2024

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration remains firm in its guidance that titanium dioxide can be used as a food additive despite the European Commission’s decision to ban its use in 2022. In the past year, however, several U.S. state legislatures have introduced bills that would ban the use of TiO2 in food, as well as several other additives.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / January 31, 2024

Precision nanocluster formation, cold-weather concrete construction, and other materials stories that may be of interest for January 31, 2024.

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