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By Lisa McDonald / February 7, 2024

Dirt-powered fuel cells, benchtop impact-resistance test, and other materials stories that may be of interest for February 7, 2024.

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By Lisa McDonald / July 5, 2023

Novel MOF for semiconductors, new moon rover, and other materials stories that may be of interest for July 5, 2023.

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Ceramic and glass business news of the week for May 29, 2023

By Lisa McDonald / May 29, 2023

We Recycle Solar unveils largest PV recycling plant in the U.S., Micron launches U.S.–Japan university partnership for semiconductors, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for May 29, 2023.

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By Lisa McDonald / October 12, 2022

Nanostructured superconductors, thermoformable ceramics, and other materials stories that may be of interest for October 12, 2022.

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Silicon, zirconium nitrides may serve as superior coatings in next-generation nuclear fuels

By Lisa McDonald / April 19, 2022

Tristructural isotropic coated particle fuel is expected to improve safety of nuclear reactors. Researchers led by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville investigated the potential of using silicon nitride and zirconium nitride in TRISO particle fuel rather than silicon carbide.

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By Lisa McDonald / January 26, 2022

Using sound to analyze graphene, nano alumina defends concrete, and other materials stories that may be of interest for January 26, 2022.

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By Lisa McDonald / March 31, 2021

Make quantum dots brighter, the secrets of printed electronics, and other materials stories that may be of interest for March 31, 2021.

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By Lisa McDonald / February 10, 2021

Recycle face masks into roads, quantum tunneling in graphene, and other materials stories that may be of interest for February 10, 2021.

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An X-cellent application—2D perovskites improve X-ray imaging

By Lisa McDonald / April 28, 2020

Rapid improvement of perovskites in photovoltaic applications over the past decade has caught the attention of scientists in other fields, sparking research there as well. Now, researchers from Los Alamos and Argonne National Laboratories developed perovskite-based X-ray detectors that are a hundred times more sensitive than conventional silicon-based detectors.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / April 15, 2020

Nanogel could turn germs into batteries, 3D print minerals to better predict fracture formation, and other materials stories that may be of interest for April 15, 2020.

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