Archive for 2009
DC plasma + garbage incineration wastes = functional ceramics
An upcoming issue of ACerS’ International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology (available as an “Early View” paper, subscription required) will…
Read MoreTVA to end wet ash storage
The Tennessean reported that Tennessee Valley Authority plans to quit storing ash from its coal-fired power plants in wet landfills,…
Read MoreVideo of the week- Sylvia Johnson on NASA’s thermal protection systems
[Image above] Sylvia Johnson Sylvia Johnson, branch chief for the Thermal Protection Materials and Systems Branch of the NASA Ames…
Read MoreMileage wars!
About time this competition heats up. General Motors said yesterday that Volt extended-range electric vehicle, (not due until 2011), would…
Read MoreRice research use “kites” to pull nanotubes to new heights
A group of Rice University researchers, led by Bob Hauge, think they have an approach that could ultimately lead to…
Read More$250,000 available in grants at USGS
The U.S. Geological Survey says it has $250,000 available for mineral resource research in 2010. The agency says it is…
Read MoreSLAC lab gains $21.8M in new funding
Last week, I had a post on the DOE’s awarding of $327 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act monies…
Read MoreTurning 1: Changes coming to this blog
In a few days, readers will notice a major redesign of this space – and a renaming! Ceramic Tech…
Read MoreNigerian ceramics market said to be valued at $327M
Patrick Sonny Aigborkhaebholo Irabor, Nigeria’s deputy director in charge of solid minerals, ceramics and electroplating technologies at Federal Institute of…
Read MoreIndustry headlines
India Resources to supply 2 ceramic disc filters to Hindustan Copper The ceramic disc filter for copper concentrate dewatering was…
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