Cryptocurrency is a hot topic among investors this past year, but its environmental impact and role in ransomware is cause for serious discussion about the future of this digital asset. Learn more about cryptocurrency and how new technologies can make mining it more energy efficient.
Read MoreDomino-like crystallization of glass, causes of concrete and asphalt deterioration, and other materials stories that may be of interest for May 19, 2021.
Read MoreFerro Corporation to be acquired by Prince International Corporation, International Year of Glass 2022 set for UN approval, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for May 17, 2021.
Read MoreFigurines created by people of the Tumaco-La Tolita culture give insight into their ancient society and ideology. Researchers in Colombia and the United Kingdom investigated use of a reverse engineering framework to complement conventional stylistic and iconographic analyses of these figurines.
Read MoreWind instruments can be made from an array of materials because the sound depends mainly on how the air is shaped rather than the instrument’s body. Learn how a German mechanical engineer used 3D printing to design a trumpet out of concrete.
Read MoreIBM unveils first 2 nm chip technology, ‘molecular glue’ for perovskite solar cells, and other materials stories that may be of interest for May 12, 2021.
Read MoreBMW and Ford invest in Solid Power to secure all-solid-state batteries, ACerS UK Chapter meetup on sustainable ceramics manufacturing, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for May 10, 2021.
Read MoreBoron can enhance mechanical properties of steel, but too much boron will segregate from the steel and negate these benefits. Researchers led by Wuhan University of Science and Technology looked to enhance the toughness of high boron steel using a novel processing technique called quenching and partitioning.
Read MoreTo achieve future manned missions to Mars, we must be able to extract oxygen from the Martian atmosphere. An experimental instrument aboard the Perseverance rover called MOXIE succeeded in extracting oxygen for the first time during a test on April 20.
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