Engineers Week 2015, February 22–28, is an opportunity to reinforce our commitment to promoting the impact of ceramic and glass materials, as well as the people who work with them.
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When it comes to budget time, every one is a winner—that is, until they’re not. For now, that means big wins for science and technology in President Barack Obama’s proposed $2.63-trillion Fiscal Year 2016 budget.
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Brooklyn-based artist Esther Ruiz creates hydraulic concrete art that incorporates not just neon tubing, but also glass (forged and otherwise), Plexiglass, paint, marble, and rock.
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Americans think that our country’s achievements and advancements in science are tops—but when it comes to their views on top issues like climate change and nuclear power, their perceptions differ from the views of scientists, says a new report from the Pew Research Center.
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According to accounts from Corning Incorporated’s annual investors meeting in New York City late last week, the glass giant is developing a scratch-resistant glass that rivals the strength of sapphire.
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The Solar Impulse 2 is the “first solar airplane to fly through the night, between two continents, and across the United States,” but will it make it ‘round the world?
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The United Nations declared 2015 as the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies—a global initiative to spread awareness of the ways optical technologies promote sustainability and address growing global challenges concerning energy, health, and more.
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Could solar panels someday be a thing of beauty in both form and function? Thanks to the work of scientists at VTT Technical Research Centre (Finland), we can finally have our solar energy and use it as a design element, too.
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An improved process that increases cement manufacturing’s efficiency while reducing spent energy could be key in reducing emissions even further, say Rice University researchers.
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A team of Japanese researchers has discovered that the sperm of salmon could effectively replace the more costly and less environmentally friendly methods used to recover rare-earth elements from electronic and magnetic waste.
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