Ceramic Tech Today

Rechargeable, flexible, and thin—Zinc provides the power for new high energy density battery

By Jessica McMathis / August 19, 2014

Imprint Energy is hoping to “disrupt” the battery market for this $1 billion-and-growing industry with their flexible and rechargeable batteries that can be printed on industrial screen printers on the cheap.

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News from the glass and refractory ceramics world

By P. Carlo Ratto / August 19, 2014

News from the glass and refractory ceramics world.

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Solar-powered plane plans to circle the globe without gas

By Jessica McMathis / August 18, 2014

A plane powered only by the sun is set to become the first to complete an around-the-world solar flight.

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Better than graphene? Cigarette butts outperform supermaterial as supercapacitors

By Jessica McMathis / August 17, 2014

Could a discarded cigarette butt possibly do some good? New research from Seoul National University suggests yes.

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Next-gen biobatteries—How your next tattoo could use sweat to provide power

By April Gocha / August 15, 2014

New research presented at the recent ACS National Meeting shows that it’s possible to make wearable biobatteries that combine sensors embedded in temporary tattoos with power generators.

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Organizers deem 6th ICG International Summer School a success

By Eileen De Guire / August 14, 2014

More than 50 students from 14 different countries gathered at L’Université de Montpellier (France) in early July for the 6th International Summer School hosted by the International Commission on Glass.

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3D-printed ceramics eat food waste to reduce, reuse, and recycle

By April Gocha / August 13, 2014

Designer and engineer Francesco Pacelli has pioneered a new use for spent coffee grounds—as a component of clay for 3D-printed ceramics.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By April Gocha / August 13, 2014

Other materials stories that may be of interest for August 13, 2014.

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Urine, or you’re not—Pee power is a thing, and could someday charge your smartphone

By Jessica McMathis / August 12, 2014

Scientists at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL) in the United Kingdom are hoping to transform one of the world’s most abundant and accessible resources—urine—into electricity.

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Perovskite materials lead to better LEDs, possibly advance flat-panel displays

By April Gocha / August 12, 2014

Researchers from the University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat in Munich have figured out a way to use organometal halide pervoskites to make high-brightness LEDs.

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