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Read MoreHere’s what we are hearing: GE Aviation expects to add 200 more area jobs GE Aviation Systems’ $50 million investment on the University of Dayton campus bodes well for the…
Read MoreAbout two weeks ago, I wrote about a startup company founded by two ex-materials science students that goes by the name of Power Practical. The company has developed some nifty…
Read MoreAttentive readers will have noticed that I am a fan of the Scholarly Kitchen’s Friday blogger, Kent Anderson. Today he posted two interesting videos showing wind patterns that look like…
Read MoreTexas A&M mechanical engineering student, John Mayo, wondered if it’s true what they say about ceramics – that they are strong in compression. Armed with his pick-up truck and four…
Read MoreIt is. Or, it isn’t. “Ceramic white” in previous versions, from what I can tell wasn’t really ceramic, so I suspect “ceramic blue” isn’t either. Maybe if there is an…
Read MoreExamples of 3D wollastonite-based scaffold from preceramic polymers with reactive fillers. This sample from is from fused deposition, after ceramization. Credit: E. Bernardo et. al.; Adv. Eng. Mater. The main problem with…
Read MoreMichael Eden is working to “bring together traditional ceramic craft skills and digital technology, including 3D printing, additive layer manufacturing and non-fired ceramic materials.” Credit: Michael Eden. I have no idea…
Read More[flash http://ceramictechweekly.org/wp-content/video/faber_forum.flv mode=1 f={image=http://ceramictechweekly.org/wp-content/video/faber_new.jpg}] Don’t let the “snow on the roof” of my colleague Peter Wray fool you. He’s a very forward-thinking guy, and he’s been wondering for a looooong…
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