Ceramic Tech Today

Corning announces sabbatical as latest step in workforce strategy

By Eileen De Guire / December 5, 2014

A new sabbatical program gives academic researchers the opportunity to work with Corning scientists at the company’s state-of-the-art Sullivan Park research center.

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By April Gocha / December 5, 2014

China leading glass research, Corning to acquire fiber optics business, Schott names president, and other ceramics and glass business news of the week for December 5, 2014.

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Metamaterial silicon polarizers may provide brighter displays with less energy drain

By April Gocha / December 4, 2014

Researchers at the University of Utah have designed a new metamaterial polarizer that redirects, rather than blocks, incident light waves—a development that has potential to make future devices much more energy-efficient.

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XRD of molten UO2 structure provides data needed for nuclear safety

By Eileen De Guire / December 3, 2014

A new article in Science characterizes—for the first time—the structure of UO2 in its molten and hot, solid state using XRD analysis.

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GE advances advanced manufacturing with Connecticut lab

By Jessica McMathis / December 3, 2014

GE Industrial Solutions hopes to revolutionize plant operations and slash production cycle times through the work being done at the company’s new Advanced Manufacturing Lab.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By April Gocha / December 3, 2014

Novel metamaterial properties of hexagonal boron nitride, Lego-like nanomaterials, conductive clay, and other materials stories that may be of interest for December 3, 2014.

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Set it and forget it: Bioabsorbable metal–ceramic implants fix broken bodies, then vanish

By April Gocha / December 2, 2014

Researchers at Fraunhofer Institute are trying to improve soft tissue repairs by using metal-ceramic composites to fashion into bioabsorbable implants.

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News from the glass and refractory ceramics world

By P. Carlo Ratto / December 2, 2014

News from the glass and refractory ceramics world.

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Twitter takes time, but pays off says study of scientists’ social media activity

By Jessica McMathis / November 30, 2014

A recent study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison finds that researchers are more often turning to venues like Twitter to share their work—and their social media activity is paying big dividends.

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By April Gocha / November 28, 2014

European Union flat glass industry stats, Argonne cozies up to Akhan Semiconductor, and other ceramics and glass business news of the week for November 28, 2014.

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