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Latest edition of ACerS–NIST phase equilibria diagrams database loaded with new entries, diagrams

By / July 2, 2012

If you work in ceramic science and engineering, you probably know that phase diagrams are a must-have reference material. That’s why The American Ceramic Society and NIST put so much…

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ACerS and NIST agreement continues 60 year ceramic phase diagrams program

By Eileen De Guire / June 13, 2012

Charlie Spahr, executive director of ACerS, signed a five-year agreement with NIST to continue the ACerS-NIST ceramic phase diagrams program. Terrell Vanderah (left) is NIST’s managing scientist of the program.…

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Big Data getting big attention from NIST and mainstream press

By Eileen De Guire / June 8, 2012

Big Data is the subject of a NIST-NSF workshop next week, but dealing with massive data sets is an issue that extends well beyond the science and engineering world. Credit:…

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Data drives engineering of ceramics; workshop asks ‘how well?’

By Eileen De Guire / June 8, 2012

Steve Freiman opens a two-day workshop for about 30 participants to discuss the data needs and challenges facing the engineered ceramics and glass community. Credit: ACerS. Data. It is the…

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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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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By / March 12, 2012

Check ’em out: The final countdown for engines (Construction Europe) The start of 2012 marked the introduction of another tranche of emissions legislation in Europe and the U.S. – an…

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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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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By / January 28, 2012

Computer simulations show that metal oxides in water go through many short-lived shapes and structures (see story below). Credit: William Casey, UC Davis. Check ’em out: Scorpions inspire scientists in…

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Federal budget 2012—Congress starts committing to R&D funding

By Eileen De Guire / December 19, 2011

Congress has finalized the first three of twelve parts of the FY’12 federal budget. So far, things look relatively promising for STEM R&D. Credit: Congressional Budget Office. In November Congress…

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With quasicrystal discovery, Daniel Shechtman earns Nobel Prize in Chemistry

By / October 5, 2011

Daniel Shechtman’s diffraction pattern was tenfold: turning the picture a tenth of a full circle (36 degrees) results in the same pattern. Credit: Shechtman; Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Daniel…

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