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09 January 2025   (2 Comments - view/add)
National Materials Innovation Strategy »
UK National Materials Innovation Strategy The National Materials Innovation Strategy outlines a comprehensive consultati...
16 December 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
Postdoctoral openings at Center for Extreme Materials at Duke University »
Postdoctoral openings at Center for Extreme Materials at Duke University JOB OPPORTUNITY: Postdoctoral openings at the...
01 August 2024   (1 Comment - view/add)
Amorphous clusters affect crystallisation »
Amorphous clusters across a vast range of sizes found to affect crystal nucleation Amorphous clusters of amino acids and...
13 June 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
Extracting europium from compact fluorescent tubes »
Redox reactions ‘mine’ old fluorescent light bulbs for europium A new redox method can extract and recycle europium fro...
23 May 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
Silica glass sensors 3D-printed on optical fiber »
Silica glass sensors 3D-printed on optical fibre In a first for communications, researchers in Sweden 3D printed silica g...
28 March 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
3D crack images reveal complexity and toughness »
3D images reveal link between crack complexity and material toughness By capturing a rare glimpse into three-dimensional...
14 March 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
"What's the most expensive piece of glassware you ever broke?" »
What’s the most expensive piece of glassware you ever broke? Chemists share their stories Chemistry World has an articl...
29 January 2024   (1 Comment - view/add)
Glass as a ‘transparent' light-energy harvester »
Turning glass into a ‘transparent' light-energy harvester EPFL physicists propose a novel way to create photoconductive...
23 January 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
MechGlass2024 »
MechGlass2024, 12 January 2024, Paris, France Glass is an everyday material, which humanity has used since the Stone Ages...
18 January 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
Slovak Academy of Sciences Awards Prof. Galusek Prize for Building Science Infrastructure »
Slovak Academy of Sciences Awards Prof. Dušan Galusek Prize for Building Science Infrastructure On Thursday, January...

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