Cartilage-like electrolytes, graphene-carbon nanotubes mimic brain, and other materials stories that may be of interest for January 23, 2019.
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Glass-ceramic dental crowns offer better aesthetics than conventional ceramics, but are not as strong. Researchers in Sweden developed a glass-ceramic that is both aesthetic and strong.
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Want a taste of topics presented at ICACC and EMA meetings? Try a free sampling of peer-review journal articles gathered in two special conference collections, available through February.
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Water is known to produce many negative effects in batteries. But researchers at Toyohashi University of Technology found adding water to calcium-ion battery electrolytes actually increased the batteries’ speed.
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ACerS member Claire Xiong believes that ACerS meetings provide many opportunities to further one’s career. One of her students actually found a postdoc job at an EMA meeting after she received second place for an oral presentation.
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Plibrico starts refractory distribution deal, Department of Energy to invest in centrifuge technology, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for January 18, 2019.
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Polymers gain toughness when 3D-printed in certain geometries. Now, researchers can apply that same technique to ceramics using a modified 3D printer that handles ceramic slurries.
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New fuel cell catalysts, metal-free micromotors, and other materials stories that may be of interest for January 16, 2019.
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How does glass respond to strain? Researchers developed a phase diagram to understand the relationship between strain in glass and deformation behavior.
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A new ACerS Publication Central website provides a singular launch point from which to access all ACerS publications, including ACerS journals, books, Bulletin, and phase equilibrium diagram pages.
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