In December 2021, the James Webb Space Telescope finally launched after decades of delays. Today’s CTT looks at JWST’s 30-year journey to launch and ways that NASA could restructure its approach to large-scale projects in the future.
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Suppressing Auger recombination in quantum dots, smart windows, and other materials stories that may be of interest for January 12, 2022.
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Diversifying the supply chain is a main approach that the rare earth industry is taking to ensure adequate supply of rare earth elements, but there are challenges to diversification. A recent industry survey provides an excellent rundown of these challenges.
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New York state creates plan for green hydrogen microgrids, Myanmar resumes trade of rare earth minerals with China, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for January 10, 2022.
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Cobalt is a main material used as the binder in cemented carbides, but there are drawbacks to using this metal. Ceramic phases have started attracting significant attention as alternative binders, and a recent study dives further into the feasibility of using nanoceramics as a binder.
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Extracting oxygen on Mars, bioactive glass toothpaste, and sustainable wind turbine disposal make Lisa’s list of top five favorite CTT posts from 2021.
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Ducks are the unofficial mascot of small-town Yardley, Pa. A local nonprofit recently launched a new project involving fiberglass ducks to promote the town.
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Phosphorene nanoribbons live up to hype, semiconductors reach quantum world, and other materials stories that may be of interest for January 5, 2022.
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The Sunshot and Energy Earthshots initiatives by the U.S. Department of Energy are playing key roles in supporting the move toward clean and renewable energy technologies. See what these initiatives have accomplished so far and how DOE plans to expand them this year.
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Floating wind farms planned off coast of Australia, DOE establishes new office, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for January 3, 2022.
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