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…
Read MoreCharlie 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.…
Read MoreBig 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:…
Read MoreSteve 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…
Read MoreProcess 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…
Read MoreCheck ’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…
Read MoreTrends 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…
Read MoreCongress 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…
Read MoreDaniel 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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