U.S. Naval Research Lab scientists have perfected a sintering technique that can not only produce harder spinel, but also larger pieces and those with challenging shapes—all thanks to a deconstruction of the science behind the process.
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Secret sidewalk art, the world’s thinnest float glass, and other materials stories that may be of interest for April 7, 2015.
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Fueling stations for Japan’s material handling market, Alcoa gets top nod, flat glass dips into 2015, and more ceramics and glass business news of the week for February 27, 2015.
Read MoreBackground image: Molten glass. Credit: Michael Germann; Dreamstime.com. Peter and I thought it would be fun to share our five favorite posts from 2012. Finding that choosing only five was…
Read MoreSubmit your abstract to participate in the 12th International Conference on Ceramic Processing Science, the 27th anniversary of the ceramic processing science series.
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Read More“A schematic illustration and a high-resolution transmission electron microscopy image showing that nanometer-thick, sintering-aid-based, quasi-liquid, intergranular and surface films form at a thermodynamic equilibrium below the bulk solidus line in…
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