Archive for June 2009
Schott’s new transparent armor
Schott DiamondView Armor Products has been demonstrating its transparent armor system over the past few months. This comes after Schott…
Read MoreVideo of the week – Cracking a Safe With Glass Relockers
Never heard of “glass relockers”? That’s okay. Most people haven’t. Relockers are a category of devices intended to block a…
Read MoreDo you want cheese and seaweed with your AeroClay?
The sustainability of a product often is found in applications not originally considered. A case in point is AeroClay, a product…
Read MoreThere could be a virus in your battery
But don’t worry. It is a common bacteriophage. It can infect bacteria but is harmless to humans. You might find…
Read MoreEuropium’s superconductivity discovered
A duo from Washington University in St. Louis reports they have for the first time found a way to tap…
Read MoreAir-lithium battery in the works?
Using something of the same concept behind zinc-air batteries, a group of scientists in the UK have attained a proof-of-concept…
Read MoreNew method for dating ceramic materials
Carbon dating has been used for decades to provide accurate ages of ancient organic materials. Now archeologists have a similar…
Read MoreACerS launches new glass research journal
After nearly a year of behind-the-scenes planning, The American Ceramic Society just announced that it is launching a new journal…
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