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Indian bauxite, alumina conference showcases innovations and new Asian organization

By / December 7, 2012

The inaugural conference of the newly minted International Bauxite, Alumina & Aluminium Society recently concluded in Nagpur, India, and several apparently noteworthy developments came out of that meeting. The IBAAS,…

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By / September 11, 2012

Here is what we are hearing: Harper contracts with Orbite Aluminae for revolutionary high-purity alumina processing systems Harper International, world leader in thermal processing solutions for advanced materials, announced a…

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By / August 2, 2012

Here’s what we are hearing: Morgan Technical Ceramics’ bioceramic hip joints improve quality of life for patients Vitox AMC, an alumina matrix composite bioceramic material for hip joints from Morgan…

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News from the glass and refractory worlds

By P. Carlo Ratto / June 4, 2012

• In June, a large pharmaceutical glass factory in the Urals region of Sverdlovsk Achitskom will start the Stoimost project (2.8 billion rubles), fully funded by Japanese investors. The company’s…

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Video of the week: Apblett discusses ‘capsule’ for removing radioactive and heavy metal elements

By / May 31, 2012

Credit: ACS_Live. Given that in the last few days there have been high-profile stories about tuna being caught in the Pacific with trace (but, apparently, not unsafe) amounts of cesium…

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By / May 29, 2012

AGC’s new chemically strengthened Leoflex glass coming June 1. Credit: AGC. Here is what we are hearing: Khosla joins Bill Gates & Total to back Liquid Metal Battery (GigaOm) Liquid…

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By / May 11, 2012

Here is what we are hearing: Unifrax celebrates 70 years of success with Fiberfrax product line Unifrax, a leading global producer of high temperature fiber products is celebrating a milestone…

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News from the glass and refractory worlds

By P. Carlo Ratto / April 9, 2012

• According to reports, Kapiri Glass Manufacturing Ltd., based in Zambia, has announced that it will soon start the procurement process for equipment and machinery to revive the defunct plant…

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News from the glass and refractory worlds

By P. Carlo Ratto / April 2, 2012

• Allied Glass Containers has announced that it is about to receive a significant boost due to a planned investment project, which will see over £3 million invested in the company’s…

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Nanoscale intergranular films shed light on grain boundary behavior

By Eileen De Guire / May 26, 2011

During one of their studies, grain boundary researchers began with gold films broken into particles (via annealing) dispersed across a sapphire substrate. Credit: Baram, et al; Technion. Materials scientists have long recognized that grain boundaries…

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