DARPA’s COUGAR hollow core optical fibers transmit light at 99.7 percent its speed in air, according to the agency. Credit: DARPA. Optical fibers typically consist of a transparent core surrounded…
Read MoreIluka Resources Ltd. expects to produce more zircon this year than previously forecast, as global demand for the mineral used for making ceramics increases. The Australian mining company lifted its…
Read MoreImported from Europe, these toothpaste tubes really do contain NovaMin bioglass. Credit: Lipetz; GMIC (Editor’s note: Like many of you, the executive director of the Glass Manufacturing Industry Council,…
Read MoreApplications ranging from atomic clocks to medical diagnostics and calibrating astronomy instruments require laser light at various controlled frequencies. That requires frequency combs, which measure different colors of light. Now…
Read MoreTses Glass (Pty) signed a project management and engineering agreement with the German-based Heye International GmbH for a new container glass plant. Construction the plant will start in May 2014…
Read MoreWhen it comes to the displays of our smartphones and tablets, Corning Inc. is definitely one of the major players. Now it looks like Corning will be stepping up and…
Read MoreCMCs for power plant applications (Science Network Western Australia) Scientists at the School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences (Beijing) and the School of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering,…
Read MoreRepresentatives of the American Ceramic Society (led by Richard Brow) and the Chinese Ceramic Society led by Peng Shou, along with leaders from the International Commission on Glass team met…
Read MoreNext time you are driving in the rain, think about the engineering that ensures road signs and road markings are visible. Or just wear your sunglasses. Credit: 3M; You…
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