Camera the size of a salt grain, new ultrahard diamond glass, and other materials stories that may be of interest for December 1, 2021.
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There are many applications for calcium phosphate in the medical field. Recently, the cosmetics industry has taken an interest in this mineral family as well, and a new open-access paper reviews what the industry has used calcium phosphate for so far.
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Şişecam and Ciner Group plan record-breaking $4 billion soda ash investment, Ford and GM to develop their own chips, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for November 29, 2021.
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The National Basketball Association is facing scrutiny for a new ball debuted for the 2021–2022 season. While the situation echoes the controversy faced in 2006 when a synthetic ball was used, the current debate is less clear cut as the new ball material is still leather.
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High-performance MXene electrodes, glass as stable as crystal, and other materials stories that may be of interest for November 24, 2021.
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To meet the industry’s growing demand for customized manufacturing, researchers are increasingly interested in processing transparent ceramics using additive manufacturing. Guangran Zhang and Yiquan Wu of Alfred University demonstrated how highly transparent yttrium aluminum garnet ceramics could be fabricated via a lithography-based digital projection method.
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ASTM International acquires global additive manufacturing leader Wohlers Associates, O-I creates community-based recycling program, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for November 22, 2021.
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The December 2021 issue of the ACerS Bulletin—featuring an overview of ceramic and glass materials in sports—is now available online. Plus—new C&GM and ceramicSOURCE 2022.
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Swallows have appeared in cultures throughout history as symbols of hope and good luck. The ceramic swallows of Portugal offer a look at a culture that embraces swallow symbolism.
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Weak bonds help make borophene, hydrogel battery for bioimplants, and other materials stories that may be of interest for November 17, 2021.
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