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Ceramic and glass business news of the week for March 25, 2024

By Lisa McDonald / March 25, 2024

Netherlands joins Close the Glass Loop partnership, world’s biggest solar company LONGi to cut tens of thousands of jobs, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for March 25, 2024.

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Ceramic and glass business news of the week for July 18, 2022

By Lisa McDonald / July 18, 2022

GE turns to Australia for critical renewable materials, Tata Chemicals Europe opens U.K.’s largest carbon capture plant, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for July 18, 2022.

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Ceramic and glass business news of the week for January 17, 2022

By Lisa McDonald / January 17, 2022

Wave energy firms Eco Wave Power and Ocean Power Technologies team up, Department of Commerce seeks Internet of Things experts for new advisory board, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for January 17, 2022.

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Ceramic and glass business news of the week for September 14, 2020

By Lisa McDonald / September 14, 2020

Singapore glass technology company sets up shop in Columbus, rare earth recycler draws $28 million in federal funding, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for September 14, 2020.

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Bring the magic of STEM education to your community on ‘Girl Day,’ February 25

By Stephanie Liverani / February 9, 2016

To inspire and encourage girls’ interest in STEM education, DiscoverE Engineering is sponsoring “Girl Day” on February 25 to encourage STEM pros to organize initiatives and activities for girls in their communities.

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News from the glass and refractory ceramics worlds

By Eileen De Guire / February 17, 2013

• South African packaging company Nampak plans to double production capacity at its glassmaking unit by January next year as it seeks to become a more dominant player in South Africa.…

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$20M in public-private advanced manufacturing grants announced

By / October 16, 2012

Credit: NIST. Readers may recall that the Obama administration’s Material Genome Initiative is actually just a piece of the broader Advanced Manufacturing Partnership initiative. Several days ago, we reported how…

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Federal budget 2013 — What the proposed budget is offering for science R&D

By Eileen De Guire / February 20, 2012

Trends in federal research and development budgets. Credit: OSTP. Last Monday, President Obama delivered his FY’13 budget proposal to Congress, and today, OSTP chief John Holdren is appearing before the…

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