Archive for 2008
Thin film energy market to reach $3.9 billion by 2013
According to a new report from BCC Research the global market for thin film in energy applications is expected to…
Read MoreConcrete solutions to pollution
Every year, concrete accounts for more than five percent of human-created, pollution-causing carbon dioxide emissions, reports Technology Review, an online…
Read MoreVideo of the Week: Manufacturing flat (float) glass
[Image above] Credit: The American Ceramic Society, YouTube This week’s video comes courtesy of PPG. It demonstrates modern techniques of…
Read MoreNew ceramic material speeds microwaving, uses less energy
Dishes and cookware made from a newly developed ceramic material may soon enable faster and more energy-efficient microwaving, according to Sridhar…
Read MoreLatest hydrogen catalyst: Calcium-Cerium Oxide
It seems like there is a breakthrough a week in the realm of lower-cost catalysts for producing hydrogen. The latest…
Read MoreGraphene memory possible?
Writers at the IEEE Spectrum report that molecule-size memory may be possible using graphene. Electrons flow extremely fast in graphene,…
Read MoreVideo of the Week: More about Nocera’s electrolysis catalyst
[Image above] Credit: The American Ceramic Society, YouTube In a previous edition of Ceramic Tech Weekly, we posted information and…
Read MoreMissouri S&T working on bringing hydrogen to market
A group of researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology have received funding from the DOE to develop a…
Read MoreFrom the ashes of the old: Reclaimed uranium
A researcher at the University of Idaho has penned an agreement with a leading nuclear power company to launch a…
Read MoreFuel cell racers begin international competition
The Auto Channel reports that on Saturday, the first hydrogen-powered go-cart “Formula Zero” race was held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.…
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