Wang and colleagues used small angle X-ray diffraction and wide-angle X-ray diffraction to observe changes in the molecular structure of wurtzite crystal under pressure. It may come as a bit…
Read MoreUniversity of Michigan researchers have developed a new equation that describes the current–voltage relationship at the junctions of organic semiconductors. Organic semiconductors present special challenges for researchers because they are…
Read MoreAt the end of each week, I end up with a list of a bunch of stories I started to write about, or started to investigate or didn’t even get…
Read MoreArchitect’s drawing of the planned Western Institute of Nanotechnology on Green Engineering anMetrology at UCLA. Credit: Stenfors Associates Architects. NIST waded through over 100 proposals over the past few months…
Read MoreNew Scientist reported that scientists at the University of Maryland at College Park have managed to clock a floating piece of graphene at an astounding rate of 60 million rpm,…
Read MoreWeddings, vacation, illness, travel days . . . Looking back, sometimes there have been events that caused us to miss a few good ceramic- and glass-related developments and press releases.…
Read MoreLoops (seen above in blue) between graphene layers can be minimized using electron irradiation (bottom). (Credit: ORNL) According to a press release, researchers at Oak Ridge National Lab have discovered…
Read MoreA 15 X 15 micron BE acoustic force microscopy scan of a polymer blend from which the Q-factor has been extracted.Contrast can be seen between the different constituent materials. The…
Read MoreWe learned from one of our members that the ASTM C28.07 committee is working a new test standard for the tensile strength of fiber-reinforced ceramic composite tubes. The committee looking…
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