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Who is going to do the work? Workforce development for ceramic and glass industries

By Eileen De Guire / April 13, 2012

Workforce development is more than developing undergraduate programs. Three sessions at ICC4 will address the global, diversity and career development issues for building a robust ceramics and glass workforce. The…

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Ceramitec 2012 to showcase 600 international manufacturers

By Eileen De Guire / March 13, 2012

A scene from the exhibit hall at Ceramitec 2009. Credit:AlexSchelbert.de; Munich Trade Fairs International Group In just ten weeks, the Ceramitec 2012 trade fair opens in Munich, Germany, and it’s…

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DOE’s recent energy materials meeting underlines importance of MCARE conference

By / February 24, 2012

The MCARE meeting, Feb. 26-March 1, will bring private sector, government and academic stakeholders together to discuss materials challenges in energy. Credit: ACerS. Next week I will be attending the…

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Ceramitec 2012 says, ‘Turn innovative momentum into your success’

By Eileen De Guire / February 24, 2012

Three years ago, Ceramitec 2009 attracted about 15,000 visitors connected with all aspects of industries that use or manufacture ceramic materials. Three years later, Ceramitec 2012 organizers are planning for…

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Entrepreneurship and technology transfer focus of ICC4 and 3rd Ceramic Leadership Summit track

By Eileen De Guire / February 23, 2012

Rod Lanthorne, Kyocera, Joel Moskowitz, Ceradyne, and David Morse, Corning address “Emerging Business and Technology Opportunities” at the 1st Ceramic Leadership Summit in 2010. Credit: ACerS. Most of the meetings…

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Celebrate! This is National Engineers Week!

By Eileen De Guire / February 20, 2012

This year’s Engineering Week is Feb. 19-25. The week celebrates the accomplishments of the nation’s engineers. Credit: National Engineers Week Foundation. Eweek is a favorite activity of college engineering programs,…

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Can a fish in the Amazon inspire ‘flexible’ ceramics?

By / February 10, 2012

An armorlike arapaima fish scale resists being fractured by a piranha tooth that is slowly pressed into it. In fact, it is the tooth that fails. Credit: Meyers Group: Credit:…

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‘Shaping the Future of Ceramics’ is theme of international congress in Chicago this July

By Eileen De Guire / February 10, 2012

[flash https://ceramics.org/ceramictechtoday/wp-content/video/faberfinal.flv w=480 h=208 preview=force mode=1 f={image=https://ceramics.org/ceramictechtoday/wp-content/video/poster-image.jpg}] Katherine Faber, president of the 4th International Congress on Ceramics, on “Shaping the Future of Ceramics.” Credit: ACerS. I really enjoy going to…

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By / January 28, 2012

Computer simulations show that metal oxides in water go through many short-lived shapes and structures (see story below). Credit: William Casey, UC Davis. Check ’em out: Scorpions inspire scientists in…

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Photoblogging from ICACC in Daytona Beach, Fla.

By Eileen De Guire / January 24, 2012

Some of the German delegation of participants in the first Global Young Investigators Forum at ICACC. Thomas Fisher (third from left) was the principle organizer of the forum. The 36th…

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