2024 Society Awardees Announced
The American Ceramic Society has the privilege of being a professional home to global leaders in the ceramics and glass community. It is with great respect that ACerS recognizes those… The post 2024...
View ArticleImproving implantable technology: Chiral borophene nanoplatelets demonstrate...
Borophene, a relatively new nanomaterial, is beginning to make its way into biomedical applications. Researchers at The Pennsylvania State University showed that synthesizing borophene with chiral...
View ArticleCeramic and glass business news of the week for July 22, 2024
Libya to open largest ceramics factory in North Africa, PowerCo and QuantumScape announce agreement to industrialize solid-state batteries, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for July...
View ArticleVolunteer spotlight: Maria Juenger
ACerS is pleased to announce Maria Juenger has been selected for Volunteer Spotlight, a program that recognizes a member who demonstrates outstanding service to The American Ceramic Society through...
View ArticleACerS announces 2024 Distinguished Life Members
The American Ceramic Society will award the honor of Distinguished Life Member to Lisa C. Klein and Zuhair A. Munir The awards will be presented at the Society’s Annual Honor and Awards banquet at...
View ArticleACerS announces 2024 Class of Fellows
The American Ceramic Society will elevate 13 members to Fellow Status this year. The awards will be presented at the Society’s Annual Honor and Awards banquet at MS&T24 in Pittsburgh, Pa. The post...
View ArticleStretching the limits of auxetic expansion: Tungsten semicarbide nanosheets...
In a new record for auxetic materials, researchers at the University of Western Ontario synthesized 2D flakes of tungsten semicarbide than can expand up to 40% under applied strain. The post Stretching...
View ArticleOther materials stories that may be of interest for July 24, 2024
Speargun-inspired device for wind farm planning, ratings system for safety helmets, and other materials stories that may be of interest for July 24, 2024. The post Other materials stories that may be...
View ArticleVideo: Mobile block-laying machine offers new approach to streamlined...
3D printing has made a name for itself as a way to speed up building construction, but it is not the only way to accomplish this goal. Australia-based robotics company FBR completed factory acceptance...
View ArticleDesigning next-generation communication networks: A review of...
In a recent open-access paper, ACerS members Reginaldo Muccillo and Eliana N. S. Muccillo reviewed the key properties of niobium-containing ceramics to demonstrate their potential for application in 5G...
View ArticleCeramic and glass business news of the week for July 29, 2024
Kazakhstan and U.S. create joint venture for rare earth metals exploration, Serbia adopts Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for July 29,...
View ArticleClassification of ceramics: from the traditional to the advanced
During the past century, the ceramics and glass field expanded enormously from its traditional industries of structural clay, whitewares, and refractories to encompass many advanced applications,...
View ArticleOther materials stories that may be of interest for July 31, 2024
Saharan dust regulates hurricane rainfall, all-optical universal gate, and other materials stories that may be of interest for July 31, 2024. The post Other materials stories that may be of interest...
View ArticleDeep-sea mining considerations: Polymetallic nodules may play role in ‘dark’...
Much remains unknown about deep-sea ecosystems. In a recent open-access paper, an international team of researchers propose a preliminary hypothesis that polymetallic nodules may play a role in...
View ArticleCeramic scientists and engineers experience the magic of Montréal at ICC’10
The 2024 International Congress on Ceramics welcomed 250 attendees to Montréal, Canada, from July 14–18, 2024. The conference featured many technical sessions, covering topics such as green ceramics,...
View ArticleThe environmental impacts of deep-sea mining, plus more inside August 2024...
The August 2024 issue of the ACerS Bulletin—which looks at unconventional avenues for sourcing minerals—is now available online. Plus—the unknown history of glass-ceramic development. The post The...
View ArticleCeramic–polymer composites: A possible future for energy storage, harvesting,...
The widespread adoption of clean energy technologies requires the advancement of energy storage, harvesting, and conversion technologies. Ceramic–polymer composites have a lot of potential to help with...
View ArticleCeramic and glass business news of the week for August 5, 2024
World’s biggest soda ash company gears up for operations in Wyoming, CNL launches new nuclear and emerging technologies program, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for August 5, 2024....
View ArticleDiscovery of oldest dated ceramic sherds in Australia demonstrates cultural...
Until recently, the lack of local Aboriginal pottery samples in Australia led some scholars to claim that Aboriginal societies lacked cultural complexity. But the discovery and analysis of pottery...
View ArticleOther materials stories that may be of interest for August 7, 2024
Nanoscale optical imaging, optimized wide bandgap semiconductors, and other materials stories that may be of interest for August 7, 2024. The post Other materials stories that may be of interest for...
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