A new book out this month, The Alchemy of Us by Ainissa Ramirez, tells the story of materials science through a perhaps unexpected lens—by sharing not only the stories of materials discoveries but also how those discoveries shaped us, society, and history.
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The record cold that is gripping the United States and Canada has kept most of us indoors. However, curious minds with idle time will not be denied. Last Thursday,…
Read MoreThe physics of football. Credit: Ainissa Ramirez; You Tube. Today is the start of the Labor Day weekend, and The American Ceramic Society extends its best wishes to all who…
Read MoreCheck ’em out: Thermodynamic glass transition in a spin glass without time-reversal symmetry (PNAS) Spin glasses are a longstanding model for the sluggish dynamics that appear at the glass transition.…
Read MoreCredit: Ainissa Ramirez, Yale; YouTube. Science “popularizer” and Yale associate professor Ainissa Ramirez alerted us that she has added two new videos to her Material Marvels collection of short introductory…
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[Image above] Ainissa Ramirez, associate professor at Yale and science popularizer, uses bathroom tiles to explain symmetry and five-fold quasicrystal symmetry. Credit: YaleUniversity, YouTube Yale associate professor Ainissa Ramirez is…
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