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Volunteer spotlight: Christina Rost

By Vicki Evans / April 18, 2024

ACerS is pleased to announce Christina Rost has been selected for Volunteer Spotlight, a program that recognizes a member who demonstrates outstanding service to The American Ceramic Society through volunteerism.…

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Ceramic and glass business news of the week for October 16, 2023

By Lisa McDonald / October 16, 2023

$10 million DOD award will fund pioneering Sensing and Cyber Center of Excellence, Dubai launches world’s first 3D-printing certification system for construction industry, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for October 16, 2023.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / November 2, 2022

Online database of photocharged materials, stronger ceramic foams, and other materials stories that may be of interest for November 2, 2022.

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Unexpected starfish skeleton structure may help develop strong, lightweight ceramics

By Lisa McDonald / February 18, 2022

Marine creatures are a great source of inspiration for materials scientists looking to develop stronger and better structures. Researchers led by Virginia Tech found that the skeleton of the Protoreaster nodosus starfish offers valuable insights into designing porous calcium carbonate.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / February 16, 2022

New synthetic tooth enamel, 3D print clay on a polymer FDM printer, and other materials stories that may be of interest for February 16, 2022.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / August 5, 2020

E-waste becomes protective coating for metal, new 3D printing technology, and other materials stories that may be of interest for August 5, 2020.

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Ultrafast high-temperature sintering—opening the door to AI-driven materials discovery

By Lisa McDonald / May 15, 2020

Artificial intelligence techniques hasten the process of identifying new ceramic and glass compositions, but current synthesis methods limit how quickly new compositions can be experimentally tested. University of Maryland researchers and colleagues developed a new ultrafast high-temperature sintering method that could greatly speed up ceramic synthesis.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / February 12, 2020

Bend nanodiamonds, previously unseen transition in ferroelectrics, and other materials stories that may be of interest for February 12, 2020.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / May 1, 2019

Simulating the formation of ASR gels, solar cells work better with caffeine, and other materials stories that may be of interest for May 1, 2019.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / February 27, 2019

Solar-powered supercapacitors, extracting liquid silicate from waste glass, and other materials stories that may be of interest for February 27, 2019.

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