Archive for September 2011
‘Stretching and morphing’ the ARRA’s purpose = stimulus fail
Two things out of the box: First, remember, permissum lector caveo (translation: What the hell does Peter know, anyway?). Second,…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Here’s what we are hearing: PPG to increase global production capacity for precipitated silica PPG Industries announced that it is…
Read MoreTape casting of indium tin oxide for electroluminescent devices
Tape casting was used to fabricate a flexible indium tin oxide layer in an electroluminescent lamp. Transparent conducting oxides constitute…
Read MoreMaterials Football Game of the Week: Yale vs. Lehigh
The Game Yale University at Lehigh University Oct. 1, 12:30 p.m., ET Both of these teams know their football and…
Read MoreFast and economical laser finishing of glassforming molds
Laser manufacturing usually conjures images of high energy welding, rapid prototyping or precision cutting. A recent press release from Fraunhofer…
Read MoreNuclear & Environmental Technology Division announces activities at MS&T’11; Rankin and travel stipend winners
The ACerS Nuclear & Environmental Technology Division wants to invite all MS&T’11 attendees to join them for several NETD-related events…
Read MoreTwo new candidates for the lithium-ion battery anode job
Mesoporous titania-bronze microspheres show promise as lithium-ion battery anodes. Conceptually, lithium-ion batteries are simple devices comprising the anode, cathode and…
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Check ’em out: Profile of the Department for Nanostructured Materials at the Jozef Stefan Institute (Slovenia): An evolution of a ceramics…
Read MoreArmy seeks $7.1B in utility-scale renewable energy projects, targets 25% of consumption
Apparently the beginning of this effort was announced at a conference last month, but I recently learned (h/t TPMIdeaLab) that…
Read MoreEurope Union launches aerogel insulation research and commercialization project
A push like this in Europe was bound to happen sooner or later, and part of me thinks it would…
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