Archive for June 2013
Nanostructure in BC-era Athenian pottery reveals decorating and firing innovations
[Image above] Optical images of a red-figure pottery fragment from Athens circa 700-500 BC. The black gloss results from a…
Read MoreACerS, European Ceramic Society strengthen ties with new collaborations
ACerS officials and ECerS officials agreed on some intersociety collaborations when they met this week in Limoges, France, during the…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
GE cuts costs, boosts jet efficiency with ceramic parts (Wall St Cheat Sheet) In an attempt to reduce maintenance and…
Read MoreResearch aims at greener, sustainable concrete
[Image above] Screen capture from video shows compression testing of a concrete sample reinforced with recycled industrial fibers. Credit: Euronews.…
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
[Image above] An NREL employee test drives one of the Toyota Highlander fuel cell hybrid vehicles at the lab’s Fuel…
Read MoreNew journal impact factors released—It’s all good news for ACerS journals
Last week Thomson Reuters issued their annual journal impact factor statistics. For those in the scholarly publishing business, these metrics…
Read MoreNew projects worth millions announced on Materials Genome Initiative second anniversary
[Image above] The Materials Genome Initiative aspires to reduce by half the time from materials discovery to manufacture. Credit: MGI;…
Read MoreSimulation, 3D printing combine to duplicate (or improve!) natural materials
[Image above] The brick-and-mortar pattern of MIT’s simulated bone and nacre material doesn’t look much like the real thing. Credit:…
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory ceramics worlds
• Siemens is set to close its Israeli solar power division, having failed to find a buyer. It only bought Solel…
Read MoreFriday funny from the past
Just for fun, we delved into the ACerS Bulletin archives and found this cartoon from the March 1954 issue. Enjoy and have…
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