Glass

News from the glass and refractory ceramics worlds

By / February 4, 2013

• Nippon Electric Glass Co. has succeeded in increasing width (up to 20 millimeters) and further reducing thickness (down to 4 micrometers) of glass-ribbon, achieving the widest and thinnest glass-ribbon…

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Good news for touchscreen glass: Tablet device market expected to hit 72 million by 2018

By / February 1, 2013

The Kindle Fire I received last Christmas, making me a happy participant in 17-million-member trend. Credit: ACerS. If it feels like iPads, Kindle Fires, Galaxys, and similar tablet devices are…

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Update

By / January 31, 2013

The future of Fisker Automotive’s luxury hybrid vehicle is unclear after DOE suspended its loan guarantee. That affects the fortunes of its vendors, including A123, supplier of the battery packs.…

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Rare earth smuggling

By / January 31, 2013

Smuggling blights rare earths industry (ChinaDaily.com) The smuggling of mineral resources out of China, especially rare earths, continues to increase, a senior official from the General Administration of Customs said.…

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Water repellant ceramics

By / January 31, 2013

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European diesel-electric hybrids prove efficiency, savings

By / January 31, 2013

[add credit line] In mid-2011, Peugeot plans to launch the world

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Volvo electric

By / January 31, 2013

At the Paris Motor Show last month, Volvo announced that their C30 electric model was ready for delivery. And they’ve added some features, like a hydrogen fuel cell range extender,…

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By / January 31, 2013

Here is what we are hearing: Osram Brilliant Mix LED concept: Universal controller simplifies electronic control ?The Brilliant Mix LED color mixing concept from Osram Opto Semiconductors is now even…

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Ceramic material key to U.K. bi-polar battery

By / January 31, 2013

The news of a major industrial collaboration to produce the world

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ICACC’13 Photoblog #2 from Daytona Beach

By / January 29, 2013

2013 Program Chair Sujanto Widjaja opens the ICACC’13 Plenary Session. Credit: ACerS. The first “business” day of the ICACC’13 meeting plenary and award speakers (plus the awarding of the best…

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