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Photoblog: ‘Stellar’ plenary session, mug drops among Day 3 highlights at MS&T15

By Stephanie Liverani / October 7, 2015

Day 3 of this year’s Materials Science and Technology conference definitely didn’t disappoint. From a ‘stellar’ plenary session to mug drops and disc golf, check out some of the day’s highlights.

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Countdown to MS&T15—Are you ready to #PinYourACerSPride?

By Stephanie Liverani / September 29, 2015

New this year, ACerS will be handing out free collectible buttons at choice lectures and events at MS&T15. Collect the buttons and #PinYourACerSPride to be entered to win daily prizes!

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Innovations in ceramics and glass technology core of ACerS Award Lectures at MS&T15

By Stephanie Liverani / September 2, 2015

If you haven’t registered for MS&T15 in Columbus, Ohio, happening Oct. 4–8, there’s still time to secure your spot. And this year’s event promises to be the best one yet, with a stellar lineup of plenary sessions, lectures, networking opportunities, and activities.

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Ceramics Expo 2015

Ceramics Expo exhibitor spotlight: Lithoz

By Jessica McMathis / March 31, 2015

Over the next weeks, we’ll preview a handful of the 150-plus manufacturers and suppliers who have signed on for the first Ceramics Expo. Today, we turn the pre-show spotlight to Lithoz.

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Neon-concrete sculptures color within the blurred lines of art and science

By Jessica McMathis / February 12, 2015

Brooklyn-based artist Esther Ruiz creates hydraulic concrete art that incorporates not just neon tubing, but also glass (forged and otherwise), Plexiglass, paint, marble, and rock.

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Making glass from food waste—and more great stories—in the August ACerS Bulletin, now online

By April Gocha / July 18, 2014

The August issue of the ACerS Bulletin—featuring stories about making glass from food waste, aluminum nitride powder synthesis, processing maps for flash sintering, the annual raw minerals report, and more—is now online.

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We didn’t start the fire—but you can with a presentation at Bioceramics 2014

By April Gocha / May 7, 2014

The deadline for Bioceramics 2014, July 30–August 1 in Ohio’s capital city, is fast approaching, so be sure to register soon! Plenary speaker Larry Hench is also featured in a soon-to-be-released video short course on bioceramics through a collaboration between Florida Institute of Technology and ACerS.

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Ceramic rhapsody: Ceramics are often unrecognized in the world around us, including in pavement markings

By April Gocha / April 25, 2014

Ceramics and glass are integral but unrecognized in a large proportion of our daily lives, including in pavement markings.

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Get ready for your two-minute talk in the Capital City—submit an abstract for Bioceramics 2014 today!

By April Gocha / April 9, 2014

Innovations in Biomedical Materials: Focus on Ceramics 2014 is coming to the Capital City this summer–some great plenary sessions and panel discussions are already lined up, plus the conference is featuring a new Rapid-Fire Presentation session. Apply today!

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Update on Calisolar: ‘Columbus? You thought we meant Ohio?!?’

By / September 7, 2011

Calisolar’s Sunnyvale, Calif., offices. Credit: Calisolar, Wikipedia Back in July, we reported how State of Ohio and federal officials were left scratching their head when Calisolar, a company that has developed a…

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