Materials & Innovations

ICC4 Day 2

By Lee Leonard / July 17, 2012

A large crowd listened to three presentations on Monday morning’s ICC4 Plenary Session I. Credit: Russell Lee Leonard, ACerS. Monday was the second day of the 4th International Congress on…

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ICC4: Packed with the future

By Bobby Harl / July 17, 2012

Edgar Lara-Curzio questions John Tracy after his lenary talk Monday. Credit: Bobby Harl, ACerS. Welcome to the second installment of this student’s perspective on the ICC4 conference. Today was the first full…

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ICC4: The beginning through a student’s eyes

By Bobby Harl / July 16, 2012

Registration desk at ICC4. Credit: Bobby Harl; ACerS. Hello readers! First, I must say it is a great pleasure to be writing to you from ICC4. I would quickly like…

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ICC4 Day 1

By Lee Leonard / July 16, 2012

Maxine Savitz addresses the ICC4 audience. Credit: Russell Lee Leonard, ACerS. The 4th International Conference on Ceramics (ICC4) began on Sunday at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers in Chicago,…

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Ten videos by NSF-NBC explain ‘Science of the Summer Olympics’

By Eileen De Guire / July 13, 2012

The series of videos by NSF-NBC delves into the unique biomechanics of athletes, and how technology still has much to learn from human achievement. Credit: NBC Universal via NSF. One of…

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Video: Creating ultrasharp STM, AFM probes for superior resolution and durability

By / July 10, 2012

Researchers at the University of Illinois have literally made a pointed improvement in microscopic probe tips. Led by Joe Lyding, a professor of electrical and computer engineering, the investigators developed a new…

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Video: NASA engineers test inflatable reentry heat shield prior to flight test

By Eileen De Guire / July 10, 2012

NASA flight engineers put an inflatable heat shield through extensive ground testing in advance of a flight demonstration of the Inflatable Reentry Vehicle Experiment. Credit: NASA Langley Research Center. NASA…

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Good morning. Ah, a wormhole is still causing havoc in Houston

By / July 9, 2012

With all the focus on the search for the Higgs boson and dark matter, it is easy to forget that this vortex has been swirling in a Houston, Texas, community…

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Zeolites’ porosity, surface area and catalytic abilities leveraged for diverse applications

By / July 6, 2012

Zeolite pellets like these are being used by Fraunhofer researchers in a new high-efficiency thermal energy storage system. Credit: Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB. This is totally an…

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Two studies highlight battery advances—paintable Li-ion batteries and fast-charging Ni-Fe batteries

By Eileen De Guire / July 2, 2012

Rice University researchers have demonstrated a paint-on lithium ion battery. Credit: Rice University; You Tube. “The more things change, the more they stay the same,” according to a 19th century…

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