ACerS news

Materials for next-generation electronics, plus more inside April 2022 ACerS Bulletin

By Lisa McDonald / March 17, 2022

The April 2022 issue of the ACerS Bulletin—featuring ferroelectric materials for negative capacitance electronics—is now available online. Plus—new C&GM.

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Introduction to “Chemically strengthened glasses” for Glass: Then and Now 

By Jonathon Foreman / March 1, 2022

As part of the IYoG celebrations, ACerS’ “Glass: Then and Now” series is highlighting ACerS journal articles each month that support advancement in glass science and technology. The focus this month is chemically strengthened glasses.

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ACT salutes the Engineering Ceramics Division

By Jonathon Foreman / February 22, 2022

Now in its nineteenth year, the International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology publishes more than 200 articles per year from researchers around the globe. For the first two issues of 2022, the editors of ACT, working with guest editors, assembled special compilations dedicated to distinguished members of ACerS’ Engineering Ceramics Division.

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Innovations in refractory technology, plus more inside March 2022 ACerS Bulletin

By Lisa McDonald / February 17, 2022

The March 2022 issue of the ACerS Bulletin—featuring refractory issues related to the use of hydrogen as an alternative fuel—is now available online. Plus—UNITECR meeting abstracts.

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Introduction to “Toughness and mechanical properties” for Glass: Then and Now

By Jonathon Foreman / February 11, 2022

As part of the IYoG celebrations, ACerS’ “Glass: Then and Now” series is highlighting ACerS journal articles each month that support advancement in glass science and technology. The focus this month is toughness and mechanical properties.

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The 46th ICACC perseveres despite pivot to virtual meeting for second straight year

By Greg Geiger / February 1, 2022

The 46th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites took place as a virtual, live meeting from Jan. 24–28, 2022. The conference featured 158 sessions and welcomed nearly 700 participants from 37 countries, including 123 students.

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Omicron does not stop success of EMA 2022

By Greg Geiger / January 25, 2022

For the second consecutive year, the annual Electronic Materials and Applications Conference was held as a virtual meeting due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The pivot to a virtual format did not hamper the exchange of quality technical content, however—nearly 300 attendees from 22 countries logged in to view the more than 300 oral and poster presentations.

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Journal author information: Sharing is caring

By Jonathon Foreman / January 21, 2022

Journal articles must be found to be cited. While writing your papers so that they can be categorized properly by search engines is useful, authors can be even more proactive in getting their manuscripts in front of colleagues, potential collaborators, grant administrators, and search committees through sharing.

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Advanced energy gets cracking and stops the cracking—Jonathon’s top 5 favorite Ceramic Tech Today posts from 2021

By Jonathon Foreman / January 7, 2022

MAX phases, carbon nanotubes, and journal TOC alerts make Jonathon’s list of top five favorite CTT posts from 2021.

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Here we come a-sciencing: Lisa’s top 5 favorite Ceramic Tech Today posts from 2021

By Lisa McDonald / January 5, 2022

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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