Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are an emerging material system for water treatment applications, but synthesizing these materials in bulk is challenging. Researchers from the University of La Laguna in Spain demonstrated a way to fabricate MOFs that not only stabilizes the material but also integrates it directly into glass vials for water contaminant testing.
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The ACerS International Italy Chapter is organizing a workshop called “Le mille vite del vetro — The thousand lives of glass” in Venice, Italy, on May 24, 2024. This workshop,…
Read MoreThe ACerS International Spain Chapter will sponsor the keynote lecture awarded to an outstanding researcher in the field of ceramics and glass during the 17th edition of the Spanish Materials Society…
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The annual meeting of the ACerS Carolinas Section was held on April 16, 2024, at the Learning Center for Sustainable Futures, University of South Carolina. More than 40 attendees from…
Read MoreMembers of the ACerS International United Arab Emirates Chapter attended the ECO Materials 2024 Conference held February 1-2, 2024, at New York University Abu Dhabi, UAE. Under the theme “Emerging Construction…
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On April 12, 2024, the New Jersey/New York Metro/Philadelphia Section of ACerS held its annual event in conjunction with the Materials Science and Engineering Department at Rutgers University and the…
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Uzbekistan looks to develop $500m rare earth metal projects, European Parliament votes in favor of Net-Zero Industry Act, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for May 6, 2024.
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Optical devices traditionally require numerous layers to guide and transform light to achieve the desired result. Researchers at The Ohio State University showed that only a single layer of epsilon-phase tungsten trioxide, which they just experimentally confirmed is ferroelectric, can be used to create color-changing smart windows.
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The May 2024 issue of the ACerS Bulletin—featuring an overview of chalcogenide glasses—is now available online. Plus—approaches to sustainable glass processing.
Read MoreHosted by: President’s Council of Student Advisors (PCSA) Monday, May 20, 2024; 12p.m. – 1p.m. Eastern US time Sponsored by the ACerS President’s Council of Student Advisors (PCSA), the May…
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