Ceramic Tech Today

All clear: Keeping glass free from ice with graphene nanoribbons

By April Gocha / September 22, 2014

Rice University researchers have devised a graphene-laden film that can be applied to glass and plastic to keep their surfaces sans ice, even at frigid temperatures down to –20°C.

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Federal funding for basic research at US colleges and universities stagnant in FY 2012

By Jessica McMathis / September 21, 2014

Basic research at the nation’s colleges and universities received a decrease in federal funding by 0.3 percent between FY 2011 and FY 2012, according to data from the National Science Foundation.

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Porous glass flakes added to plaster help control humidity, heating and cooling costs

By Jessica McMathis / September 19, 2014

Research out of the Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC (Würzburg, Germany) shows that the addition of manufactured porous glass to paint or plaster can help your home better regulate the indoor climate—particularly, humidity.

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By April Gocha / September 19, 2014

Ceramics and glass business news of the week for September 19, 2014.

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I come from a Land Down Under—Where the Bulletin goes to explore ceramic wonder

By April Gocha / September 18, 2014

The latest issue of the ACerS Bulletin—including features on the Australian ceramics industry, CAREER awards Ceramics Class of 2014, and the MS&T14 pre-meeting planner—is now available online!

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Video: With ceramics, all things are possible—including the new Apple iPhone 6

By April Gocha / September 18, 2014

A video from the American Chemical Society Reactions series explains some of the components inside smartphones—including how ceramics help make all that sweet technology possible.

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Ceramics turned electronics made beautiful

By Jessica McMathis / September 17, 2014

Ceramic artwork is beautiful—but ceramic materials can be just as pretty to look at, particularly when they are fashioned into pieces of art in their own right.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By April Gocha / September 17, 2014

Other materials stories that may be of interest for September 17, 2014.

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Thermal barrier coating, like a phoenix, is born from ash of industrial waste

By April Gocha / September 16, 2014

A team of researchers at Mexico’s Center for Research in Advanced Materials is fabricating a thermal barrier coating, based on coal combustion byproduct fly ash, that pulls double duty to protect jet engines and reduce environmental pollutants.

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Making ceramics perfect—and perfectly bendable—with air

By April Gocha / September 16, 2014

Researchers from California Institute of Technology say that bendable ceramics are more than possible—they report the fabrication of alumina nanostructures that are 99.9% air and can bend and deform with the best of them, springing back to shape after compressions of over 50% strain.

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