Researchers in the United Kingdom are breathing new life into devitrite, generally unwanted crystals that form in glass devritification, particularly for use as a novel and low-cost optical diffuser.
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Monday, April 7, is the call for papers abstract deadline for the 3rd International Conference on Electrospinning, August 4–7 in San Francisco.
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The series Smarter Every Day explores Prince Rupert’s drop—glass shapes formed by dropping hot molten glass in hot water—which are like hardened glass but exhibit some incredibly brittle properties.
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An artificial gut has helped researchers explain dark chocolate’s positive health benefits by revealing that gut microbes help digest cocoa’s anti-inflammatory polyphenols.
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Next Monday, March 31, is the deadline for submitting abstracts to the Materials Science and Technology 2014 conference.
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Photocatalytic titania nanoparticles and composite magnetic nanoparticles loaded onto graphene oxide create photocatalytic “modules” for wastewater treatment.
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Nitin Padture, ACerS Fellow, demystifies graphene on PBS’ White House Chronicle. Credit: Brown University, YouTube. Televised talk show interviews are popular and well-established ways for audiences to learn about a…
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