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By Wendy Hankle The problem with the supply of rare earths isn’t how much there is - it’s how to get your hands on it.
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By Peter Wray The Bulletin’s annual look at supplies, demands and pricing trends for key raw materials for ceramics and glass..
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By Peter Wray It was in 1910 that the specialty alumina business began with the first sale of alumina for non-metals application.
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| Grant writing: A firsthand account | 36 |
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By Andrea Muller
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| MS&T 2010 pre-meeting planner | 38 |
| • Plenary session . . . . 39 • ACerS Activities . . . . 40 • MS&T’10 and ACerS 112th Annual Meeting program overview . . . . 41 • Young Professionals event calendar . . . . 41 • ACerS lectures . . . . 42 • ACerS special events . . . . 42 • ACerS short courses . . . . 42 • Student activities . . . . 43 |
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| ACerS early-2011 meetings preview | 44 |
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• Electronic Materials and Applications 2011 . . . . 44 Advanced Ceramics and Composites (Daytona Beach) . . . . 46 |
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| News & Trends | 4 |
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• 50 R&D Awards given to national labs
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| People in the Spotlight | 7 |
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• Bradt presents glass and refractories seminars at Monton Universitat, Austria
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| ACerS Spotlight | 8 |
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• ACerS 2010-2011 officers & board members
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| Advances in Nanomaterials | 12 |
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• Nanoscale field-effect transistors developed to probe cells
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| Ceramics in the Environment | 15 |
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• Titanium dioxide used to reduce NOx levels in cement tile, road pavement
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| Ceramics in Energy | 17 |
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• AES Energy Storage scores $17.1M loan guarantee for grid-scale A123 batteries
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| Research Briefs | 19 |
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• Better voltaics throught titania |
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| Deciphering the Discipline | 35 |
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by Chris Dosch and David Shahin Ceramic Leadership Summit: Students see it as ‘exciting departure from norm’ |
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| Glass Facts |
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by Michael Greenman and Louis Mattos Jr. Usable Glass Strength Coalition - Moving to action! |
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| JACerS Preview |
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| ACT Preview |
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| Calendar |
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| Classified Advertising |
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| Display Advertising Index |
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