Archive for 2009
Lithium battery recycling facility explodes
Credit: TMTV Teamwork Media Television; YouTube NOTE: This post has been updated to reflect that Toxco’s recycling business includes all…
Read MoreCarbon nanotubes as super sponges
Chinese scientists say they have figured out a way to turn carbon nanotubes into a superabsorbing and reusable sponge for…
Read MoreVideo of the week #2: 2009 Orton Lecture – Innovations in Ceramic Processing by Tailoring Solid-Liquid and Solid-Gas Interfaces – by Ludwig Gauckler
[Image above] Credit: ACerS; YouTube ETH Zurich professor Ludwig J. Gauckler gave the 2009 Edward Orton Jr. Memorial Lecture at…
Read MoreCeramic spheres to capture and store CO2 emissions
Scientists in Brazil say they have developed a technique for absorbing industry-produced carbon dioxide before it reaches the atmosphere. The…
Read MoreKeramos 2009 Mug Drop Competition at MS&T’09
The kids are still alright – and having fun breaking things. Congratulations to all of the entrants and winners!
Read More2009 Keramos student mug drop contest
[flash https://ceramics.org/ceramictechtoday/wp-content/video/mug_drop09.flv mode=1 f={image=/ceramictechtoday/wp-content/video/mug_drop09.jpg}] The kids are still alright – and having fun breaking things. Congratulations to all of the…
Read MoreSiemens to supply Mexico’s first wind farm
Via press release, Siemens has secured a contract to supply 70 wind turbines to one of Mexico’s largest wind farms,…
Read MoreNew look at material acting as insulator instead of conductor
According to a press release, Johns Hopkins materials scientists have found a new use for a chemical compound that has…
Read MoreFirst stage of NASA’s ‘space elevator’ contest won
LaserMotive‘s photovoltaic-powered machine became the first in the three-year history of NASA’s space elevator contest to climb a 2,953-foot-long ribbon,…
Read More3D ceramographic entries a hit at MS&T’09
Each year, the ACerS Basic Science Division sponsors a ceramographic competition at the Society’s Annual Meeting. The competition’s top award…
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