Glass

New approach to ‘mining’—Extracting glassmaking raw materials from food waste—Updated

By Eileen De Guire / September 27, 2013

Colorado School of Mines researchers discovered a variety of food and agricultural wastes contain useful, extractable amounts of oxides, especially silica, and showed they can be melted into glass.

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The glass science behind the flat screen

By Eileen De Guire / September 24, 2013

Two recent papers in the ACerS International Journal of Applied Glass Science by a Corning Inc. team show the science behind commercial glasses for LCD substrates.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Jim Destefani / September 23, 2013

Other materials stories that may be of interest.

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News from the glass and refractory ceramics world

By P. Carlo Ratto / September 23, 2013

News from the glass and refractory ceramics world

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Harnessing solar with ceramic particles

By Jim Destefani / September 20, 2013

Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories are working to improve falling-particle receiver technology, a solar energy approach that dates to the 1980s.

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By Jim Destefani / September 19, 2013

Ceramics and glass business news of the week.

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News from the glass and refractory ceramics world

By P. Carlo Ratto / September 16, 2013

News from the glass and refractory ceramics world

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News from the glass and refractory ceramics world

By P. Carlo Ratto / September 10, 2013

Glass and refractories business news of the week.

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World Academy of Ceramics elects 13 ACerS members to new class of Academicians

By Eileen De Guire / September 6, 2013

The Italy-based World Academy of Ceramics has selected its 15th class of Professional Members of the Academy in its biennial election, including ACerS immediate past president George Wicks and 12 other ACerS members.

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Short courses, symposia highlight Glass Problems Conference

By Jim Destefani / September 4, 2013

The 74th Glass Problems Conference is sure to offer valuable information to anyone involved in the glassmaking industry, but some of the event’s most useful programming is in the exclusive short courses and symposia being offered as separate options to attendees.

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