Wood frogs can freeze and thaw themselves completely unharmed, and this unique ability could help revolutionize the organ transplant industry by inspiring methods for long-term storage of organs.
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Ceramic materials support many green chemistry processes by serving as catalysts, sorbents and separation membranes, energy storage and conversion materials, and composites and coatings. Learn more about some of these applications in today’s CTT.
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Many fan-favorite spooky season movies are examples of clay animation. This film-making technique, which has a history spanning more than 100 years, gained popularity several decades ago thanks to the pioneering work of Oregon-born animator Will Vinton.
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From industrial espionage to nanoparticles to fabric arts, porcelain production has had a far-reaching impact on history. This CTT looks at the industry’s surprising influence.
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Extremely durable drinking glasses called Superfest were produced in East Germany during the 1980s, but their production ceased by the end of the decade. Now, a Berlin startup seeks to revive this legacy with their own line of long-lasting drinking glasses.
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Since the early days of research on nuclear waste disposal, glass and ceramic materials have received a lot of attention as stable and manageable forms for storing nuclear waste. Today’s CTT looks at the status and current challenges with these waste forms, as well as how machine learning may help support future developments.
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The widespread adoption of clean energy technologies requires the advancement of energy storage, harvesting, and conversion technologies. Ceramic–polymer composites have a lot of potential to help with this advancement.
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During the past century, the ceramics and glass field expanded enormously from its traditional industries of structural clay, whitewares, and refractories to encompass many advanced applications, including bioceramics, electronics, and energy. Today’s CTT looks at some of these developments through the lens of the current ACerS Divisions.
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In a recent open-access paper, ACerS members Reginaldo Muccillo and Eliana N. S. Muccillo reviewed the key properties of niobium-containing ceramics to demonstrate their potential for application in 5G communication devices.
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To celebrate National Ice Cream Month in the United States, today we look at the history of penny licks, the small glass cups used by street vendors to serve ice cream in the 19th century.
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