The large size of traditional wind turbines can make transportation and installation of these devices difficult in certain locations. Scottish technology startup Katrick Technologies designed a honeycomb-shaped wind generator that can be easily installed in urban settings.
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Laser-driving a 2D material, stopping perovskite degradation, and other materials stories that may be of interest for January 3, 2024.
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Chronic disease treatment, mineral production, and research evaluation make Lisa’s list of top five favorite CTT posts from 2023.
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C-Capture launches flat glass carbon capture trial, Calderys demonstrates commitment to Americas growth, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for January 1, 2024.
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Food presentation can significantly impact a person’s overall enjoyment of a meal. In recent years, the stoneware dishes by ceramic artist and designer Jono Pandolfi have become in-demand items at Michelin-starred restaurants and other fine dining establishments.
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Piezoceramics for root canal treatments, 3D-print steam turbine blades, and other materials stories that may be of interest for December 20, 2023.
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Ultrahigh-temperature ceramics (UHTCs) are a promising class of materials for next-generation aerospace technologies. Several ACerS members just published a review paper on UHTCs, describing their properties and overviewing traditional and novel manufacturing methods to synthesis these emerging materials.
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Howard University and Brookhaven partner on quantum research, Graphene Flagship 10-year anniversary, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for December 18, 2023.
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Currently there is no unified standard for classifying flooring materials based on their slip resistance. Researchers in Spain revealed the discrepancies between different slip tests and proposed several ways to standardize these methods to achieve more meaningful results.
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Cleaning water affected by acid mine drainage is an expensive process, which makes it difficult for rural communities to remediate local waterways. Rural Action, an Appalachian-based nonprofit, has a project called True Pigments that aims to fund the water treatment process by selling pigments made from iron oxide extracted from the mine drainage.
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