Researchers at MIT developed a robot that can effectively separate mixed recyclable materials, using two flexible silicone “hands” to feel the difference between paper, metal, and plastic.
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Researchers in Germany developed functionalized iron oxide nanoparticles that can attract hydrocarbons. They are working with industry partners to transfer the concept to real-world oil spill cleanup operations.
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Nonoxide ceramics typically undergo high-temperature synthesis in an inert atmosphere to prevent spontaneous oxidation. Researchers at Forschungszentrum Jülich have now found that potassium bromide keeps nonoxide ceramics from oxidizing when synthesized in normal air.
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3DCeram Sinto opens a site in the U.S., South Africa closer to producing valuable rare earth minerals, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for April 19, 2019.
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The May 2019 issue of the ACerS Bulletin—featuring articles on how ceramics contribute to the modern field of biomaterials—is now available online.
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The first image of a black hole was publicly released on April 10. How did a team of over 200 researchers pull off such a feat?
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Fuel rockets with graphene, water that never freezes, and other materials stories that may be of interest for April 17, 2019.
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The market for multilayer ceramic capacitors is ballooning with the rise of connected devices in our homes, automobiles, and pockets—but supply is not keeping pace with demand.
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While researching the structure of sulfur-selenium glasses, University of California, Davis researchers discovered something exciting—these glasses are flexible in bulk form!
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Japanese researchers found they could explain macroscopic friction in muscovite using theoretical calculations of microscale frictional forces. They hope to develop a theory that can explain frictional strength across a broad range of clay and clay-like minerals.
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