Construction

Glass wall condos getting slammed as ‘throw away buildings’ in CBC series

By / November 16, 2011

Toronto lakefront skyline. Credit: Chensiyuan; Wikipedia. I wasn’t aware that Toronto has more glass condominium high-rise structures than any other city in North America, but I will take the Canadian…

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1 World Trade Center unveils replacement for flawed glass designs

By / November 11, 2011

New glass sheathing for 1 WTC ‘pedestal” will go below the glass portions that can be seen in the construction picture above taken Oct. 25, 2011. Credit: edrost88. Back in…

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NIST Engineering Laboratory posts summaries of new programs and projects

By Eileen De Guire / November 10, 2011

Metal powder, and resulting metal parts made from a metal additive manufacturing process developed by the Materials Standards for Additive Manufacturing project at NIST. Credit: NIST Engineering Laboratory NIST’s Engineering…

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The Solyndra effect—Fruity thinking on federal nuclear startup loan guarantees

By Eileen De Guire / November 8, 2011

Southern Company, a Georgia utility, is building a new nuclear power plant with the help of a federal loan guarantee. However, the Solyndra experience is making politicians skittish about extending…

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Glass floor, railing to be glistening centerpiece of Eiffel Tower renovation

By Eileen De Guire / October 27, 2011

Architect’s drawing of the renovated first floor of the Eiffel Tower showing a glass floor and railing system, and new pavilions. Credit: SETE. Architectural glass will be the centerpiece of…

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By / October 13, 2011

UltraTemp is GreenCell’s core ceramic composite technology. Credit: GreenCell. Here’s what we’re hearing (some info from news releases): ASD and Sacmi: A new partnership focussing on quality As part of…

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By / October 11, 2011

Check ’em out: US firm uses solar power to recover oil reserves A new technology to increase oil production is being tested on one of US’s oldest oil fields in…

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Europe Union launches aerogel insulation research and commercialization project

By / September 27, 2011

Credit: ARMINES/MINES ParisTech/CEP. A push like this in Europe was bound to happen sooner or later, and part of me thinks it would have been smart for the US, via…

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Video of the week: ‘Liquid Wall’ curtain walls of ultra-high-performance concrete

By / September 23, 2011

Liquid Wall Prototype for Innovate:Integrate Exhibition from arbuckle industries on Vimeo. This video features one example of the innovative architectural structural design opportunities emerging from the availability of ultra-high-performance concrete.…

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By / September 22, 2011

New 3M micro milling media is alternative to YSZ. Credit: 3M. Glasstec and Solarpeq return in 2012 Glasstec 2012, the international trade fair for glass production, processing and products and…

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