Lane Martin will be one of the speakers at a NSF-sponsored workshop for young faculty in August. Credit: ACerS. In a few weeks—August 13–14— the National Science Foundation’s…
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The tenth Pacific Rim Conference on Ceramic and Glass Technology wrapped up last Friday at midday. The general consensus among attendees that I asked was that the technical program was…
Read MoreH.T. Lin welcomes Dongliang Jiang (left) from China. Also pictured are Lin’s wife, Mei-Ling, and son, Albert Lin. Credit: Fei; ACerS. After a long day driving from New Mexico, we…
Read MoreSunday evening’s opening reception took place on a lawn with the Pacific Ocean in the background. Credit: ACerS. I am here at the PACRIM–GOMD meeting at the stunning Hotel Del…
Read MoreCredit: I. Kirton/United Bottlemakers of Yorkshire Mark your calendars—this sounds like fun! From Ian Kirton via LinkedIn: Bringing together the largest group of bottle makers the world has ever seen.…
Read MoreA highlight of the meeting was a tour of Interstate Brick, a 122-year-old facility set against the Salt Lake City area’s mountain backdrop. Credit: ACerS The ACerS Structural Clay Products…
Read MoreMorgan Advanced Materials highlights fire protection, wear and chemical corrosion resistant materials for offshore oil & gas applications at OTC 2013 Morgan Advanced Materials announces that it will be showcasing…
Read MoreOne free resource for people in the materials field that may grow in significance is the nearly year-old ARPA-E “University.” The university concept grew out of ARPA-E’s 2012 Innovation Summit…
Read MoreRobots setting unfired brick. Credit: John Hewitt; Interstate Brick. The first floor hallway of the Ceramic Engineering building at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is built in sections with…
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