Pilkington runs furnace on hydrogen in five-day trial, China merges rare-earth companies into megafirm, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for November 1, 2021.
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Ceramic matrix composites have numerous applications in aerospace, including as radomes to protect sensitive radar devices in an aircraft’s nose. Researchers in China investigated a new way to prepare polymer-derived ceramic fibers for radome composites.
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A white cane is one of the most common mobility aids for people with visual impairments, but a limitation of these devices is they cannot detect obstacles beyond the length of the cane. Stanford University researchers developed a smart cane that is lightweight, affordable, and can be built at home.
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How pearls achieve nanoscale precision, stretchy LEDs, and other materials stories that may be of interest for October 27, 2021.
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Many questions remain about the impacts of solar parks on the environment. Researchers led by Lancaster University in the United Kingdom found that solar parks appear to have a cooling effect on the surrounding land surface.
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Kyocera to build two new plants for ceramic component, DOE announces new $2.5 million prize to support diversity in innovation, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for October 25, 2021.
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More than 1,000 people registered to attend the in-person ACerS 123rd Annual Meeting at MS&T21 in Columbus, Ohio, on Oct. 17–20, 2021. Read a summary of all that occurred during the four-day conference.
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Traditionally, metalenses use nanoscale arrays of columns or fin-like structures to focus light. In a new open-access paper, researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences developed a metalens that uses very deep, very narrow holes instead.
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ACerS 123rd Annual Meeting at MS&T21 took place Oct. 17–20, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. See a highlight of the events that took place, and keep an eye out for the full write-up on Friday.
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Metalens focuses light with ultradeep holes, super stable glass, and other materials stories that may be of interest for October 20, 2021.
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