Archive for February 2010
Aerogel-based -40°C hydration system to be licensed
Rights to a special low-temperature hydration system originally developed by NASA for astronauts – one that makes heavy use of…
Read MoreCustomized silver–hydroxyapatite coatings proposed to fight bio-implants infections
A team of North Carolina State University and Oak Ridge National Lab researchers have published a new paper that reports…
Read MoreGeopolymer: A cheaper, greener alternative for cement
[Image above] Credit: ACerS; YouTube In the revolutionary way that aerogel is starting to redefine insulation, geopolymer may be poised…
Read MoreJay Singh reports on ICACC’10
Jay Singh, trustee of ACerS Engineering Ceramics Division and chief scientist at the Ohio Aerospace Institute, was interviewed at the…
Read MoreSpanish tile makers and Harvard to work on ‘Ceramic Futures’ project
The Association of Ceramic Tile Manufacturers of Spain (ASCER) says it is working with the Harvard Graduate School of Design…
Read MoreElectricity harvesting with piezo–silicone implants
Researchers at Princeton University have demonstrated that high performance piezoelectric ceramics can be transferred onto rubber or plastic, rendering them…
Read MorePantano to discuss the art-science interface of glass March 26
I received some additional information about Carlo Pantano’s presentation on “The Art of Science of Glass” that will be held…
Read MoreEMA 2010 Photos Available
Did ACerS photographers catch you at EMA 2010? Check out the Photo Gallery to peruse all photos from the three-day conference, hosted in Orlando.
Read MoreDOE dedicates 24M supercomputing hours for lithium–air batteries
The DOE announced that 24 million hours of supercomputing time out of a total of 1.6 billion available at Argonne…
Read MoreArt and advanced materials meet
Ocean of Light from squidsoup on Vimeo. Squidsoup is back! Titled “Oceans of Light,” this time, the groups latest artwork…
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