Archive for August 2013
Ceramics and glass business news of the week
Ceramics and glass business news of the week
Read MoreSemiconducting, mesoporous, glassy SiOC shows potential as sensor material
Glassy SiOC sensors responded well to NO2 below 400°C. Above 400°C, sensitivity to NO2 disappears, and they become responsive to H2, but the concentration is much higher—5 ppm for NO2 compared to 2,000 ppm for H2.
Read MoreStaying frosty with fuel cell technology
A pilot program run by the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will equip four refrigerator trucks with fuel cell-powered refrigeration units.
Read MoreFriday funny from the past
We reached way back for this cartoon, which first appeared in the November 1953 issue of the Bulletin. It’s a…
Read MoreRenewable energy R&D on the budget chopping block
An energy spending bill that passed in the US House of Representatives in July would gut DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy.
Read MoreLow-temperature fuel cell technology aims to go commercial
UMD and Redox Power Systems LLC recently announced that they will work jointly to commercialize SOFCs using functionally graded ceria/bismuth oxide bilayered electrolyte technology.
Read MoreDiscovering the triple point of vanadium oxide
Researchers discovered the VO2 triple point where three solid phases exist in equilibrium at 65°C and zero stress.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
3D graphene to replace platinum in dye-sensitized solar apps? Dye-sensitized solar cells are thin, flexible, easy to make, and efficient.…
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory ceramics world
Announcing fiscal first quarter results, Japanese flat glass manufacturer Nippon Sheet Glass says its architectural glass business improved in Japan…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
‘Rolled Glass – Global Strategic Business Report‘ A new Research and Markets report analyzes the worldwide markets for rolled glass…
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