Yesterday Owens-Illinois Inc., a company that describes itself as the world’s largest maker of glass containers, delivered a strategic signal to its customers and competitors, with the announcement it would be…
Read MoreYesterday Owens-Illinois Inc., a company that describes itself as the world’s largest maker of glass containers, delivered a strategic signal to its customers and competitors, with the announcement it would be…
Read MoreNo more broken glass? Theoretical work by researchers at Rice University shows the potential for doubling the strength of glass. Credit: Rice University. Glass is one of the intrinsically strongest…
Read MoreJapanese researchers have developed a thin, flexible artificial tooth enamel made of hydroxyapatite. Credit: Hontsu; Kinki University. We’ve covered advances in thin, flexible ceramic aerogels and foils before, but to…
Read MoreGizmag has a new story by David Szondy about research on 3D rapid-prototype printing of ceramic objects at University of West England, Bristol and a new grant the school has received…
Read MoreThere are two ways to guess what the future holds: Gaze into the crystal ball or find a guide who knows the terrain. Credit: ACerS. At my office we have…
Read MoreHere’s what we’re hearing: Morgan Thermal Ceramics offers manufacturing capability and engineering expertise for fired refractory shapes in metals market Morgan Thermal Ceramics announces the availability of fired refractory shapes,…
Read MoreBookshelf at ACerS main office. What’s on your bookshelf? Credit: ACerS. I was a student for enough years that this time of year brings on an imprinted urge to own…
Read MoreCheck these out … Waste cooking oil makes bioplastics cheaper ‘Bioplastics’ that are naturally synthesized by microbes could be made commercially viable by using waste cooking oil as a starting…
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