Archive for May 2012
Ceramics and glass business news of the week
Here is what we are hearing: Khosla joins Bill Gates & Total to back Liquid Metal Battery (GigaOm) Liquid Metal…
Read MoreMagnetic hexaferrites have an attractive future
Hexagonal ferrite ceramics have well known abilities and properties, and are used in everything from fridge magnets to high-tech applications.…
Read MoreBurgeoning smart-glass product market predicted
BCC Research predicts strong growth for smart-glass products over the next five years. Apparently some business researchers believe the demand…
Read MoreInterlocking ceramic elements lead to quasi-plastic properties
For many high-temperature applications, ceramics are indispensable. No other engineering materials offer such high stiffness, strength, hardness and durability in…
Read MoreOther materials science stories that may be of interest
Check ’em out: Tiny chip could test for latent TB faster Biomedical engineers at UC Davis have developed a microfluidic…
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory worlds
• When Cardinal Tempered Glass, a subsidiary of Cardinal Glass Corp., laid off 33 employees last month in Chehalis, the…
Read MoreVideo: Could graphene-based coating wipe out rust and rejuvenate Rust Belt?
University of Buffalo researchers have developed a graphene-based coatings that acts as an active and passive corrosion prevention barrier and…
Read MoreVideo simulation shows violent fluid mechanics of hypersonic flight
Supercomputers were used to simulate exhaust temperature fluctuations in a scramjet engine operating at hypersonic velocities. Credit: Stanford University; YouTube.…
Read MoreGermany is epicenter of ceramic engineering and manufacturing this week
Two simultaneous events have made Germany the epicenter of the ceramics industry this week. The 10th International Symposium on Ceramic…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Here’s what we are hearing: Global high temperature insulation market worth $3.5 billion by 2016 According to a new market…
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