To measure the forces acting on the sail, researchers have fitted it with a web of glass fibers. Credit: Fraunhofer HHI. As mentioned in the previous post about Corning’s production…
Read MoreCorning’s media department continues to crank out some very good, brief videos on the company’s glass and ceramics technologies. “At the Speed of Light” is one of the latest examples…
Read MoreSorry for this wave of sad news!: • Corning Inc.’s Q2 2012 profit fell by 39 percent as a result of the fragile economy in Europe and China. The company…
Read MoreLeft, Arun and Darshana Varshneya, and right, Lora Cooper Rothen and Reldon Cooper. Because of the kindness and philanthropy of two families who had already given much support to The…
Read MoreOwens-Illinois has reported second quarter net sales of $1.766 billion in 2012, down from $1.959 billion in the prior year second quarter, primarily due to unfavourable foreign currency translation. Corning…
Read More• Ardagh Group is to buy (from Wayzata Investment Partners) US-based Anchor Glass Container Corp. for $880 million. The deal is expected to close at the end of August 2012.…
Read MoreHere is what we are hearing: Kyocera introduces environmentally friendly epoxy molding compound for semiconductor encapsulation Kyocera Industrial Ceramics Corp., Chemical Sales Division, announced the introduction of its new environmentally…
Read MoreInvited speaker Ashok Khandkar, from BloXR, discussed innovations in ceramic materials for biomedical applications. Credit: Russell Lee Leonard, ACerS. Thursday was the final day for the 4th International Conference on…
Read MorePeter Wray delivers the recap on the Security & Strategic Materials talks given at ICC4. Credit: Bobby Harl, ACerS. It is hard to believe ICC4 is already over, and I’m…
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