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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By / April 24, 2012

Process flow of preparing the vertically aligned single-walled CNTs-DSCs. Pre-etched VASWCNTs on silicon substrate (Process 1) were flipped on top of the FTO-glass, and then a force was loaded onside…

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Honda announces large rare earth recycling effort

By / April 23, 2012

Broad schematic of Honda’s new battery recycling system. Credit: Honda. Without indigenous supplies, Japan’s government has been making aggressive moves to establish rare earth recycling programs, and the country’s automotive…

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News from the glass and refractory worlds

By P. Carlo Ratto / April 22, 2012

• Swicorp, a private equity firm, has announced the sale of a 20% stake in Ghani Glass, held by Joussour Holding Company. JHC is a private equity investment vehicle managed…

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Samsung Galaxy S3 to have ceramic main body?

By / April 20, 2012

Galaxy S2. Credit: Alvin Pingol; Wikipedia. I guess this is old news to everyone else, but new news to me. Apparently this was first reported back in late February, and…

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By / April 20, 2012

Here’s what we are hearing: Kyocera remains San Diego’s most-awarded company for environmental programs, honored with 12th consecutive city recycling award; to hold eWaste recycling program in honor of Earth…

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Germany stops energy subsidies, forcing First Solar to scale back

By Eileen De Guire / April 19, 2012

First Solar employees at the Frankfurt (Oder), Germany, plant will be losing their jobs when the it closes. Credit: First Solar. Turns out, Bill Gates was right. A few weeks…

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PowerPots demonstrate practical side of thermoelectrics

By / April 19, 2012

[flash http://ceramictechweekly.org/wp-content/video/powerpot_kickstarter.flv mode=1 f={image=http://ceramictechweekly.org/wp-content/video/powerpot_kickstarter.jpg}] Among my camping gear is a small gas stove, a kerosene lantern and a set of nested cooking pots. I also now carry a small folding…

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Video of the week: Faber introduces plenary speakers for ICC4

By Eileen De Guire / April 19, 2012

[flash http://ceramictechweekly.org/wp-content/video/faber_new.flv mode=1 f={image=http://ceramictechweekly.org/wp-content/video/faber_new.jpg}] We’ve been telling you about the upcoming 4th International Congress on Ceramics in Chicago and the exciting program that has been organized. One gauge of how a…

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Corning demonstrates glass-strength testing methods with Gorilla Glass

By / April 19, 2012

Credit: Corning Inc. Corning has a new video up showing some of its testing methods. The video is clearly aimed at a broad audience and promoting Gorilla Glass, so don’t…

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Previews from the Intl. Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology—April 2012

By Eileen De Guire / April 18, 2012

New papers that have been accepted for publication in the International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology are posted to “Early View” on the Wiley website and can be read even…

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