Archive for 2010
The good and bad news: Navistar rolling out first truck with A123 Li-ion battery
Navistar’s first eStar 100-mile electric truck, powered by one of A123 System’s batteries, is rolling off the assembly line. I…
Read MoreCeramic Leadership Summit: Spotlight on energy innovations
The Energy Innovation track at the Ceramic Leadership Summit June 21-22 in Baltimore, Md., will highlight advances and challenges facing…
Read MoreZircoa offering special pricing on excess inventory specialty refractory products
Zircoa Inc. has announced something of a sale for its specialty refractory ceramic product. The Ohio company has launched a…
Read MoreNominations for BSD, ED & GOMD Awards Still Open
While the nomination deadline has passed for 2010 Society awards, there are several divisions that are still accepting nominations for their awards…
Read MoreSamsung testing energy-scavenging nanopiezo touch screen prototypes
A computer touch screen that powers itself? It may only be five years until your iPad has this. Technology Review…
Read MoreGrowth in glass? PPG reopening glass furnace, ramping up fiberglass production in N.C.
Glass manufacturing, at least fiberglass production, may be seeing signs of improving. PPG Industries just announced that it has restarted…
Read MoreHigh-temperature ceramics guru Linda Jones picked to be CAO of Alfred U.’s college
Alfred University today announced that Linda Jones, a ceramics professor we recently featured in one of our videos, will be…
Read MoreAnd the winners are…everyone!
In honor of Earth Day, The American Ceramic Society launched a contest on Ceramic Tech Today inviting readers to share…
Read MoreNissan’s Li-ion pack dips below $400/kWh
Over 8,200 people have made online reservations in the past month for the upcoming Nissan Leaf EV, and for good…
Read MoreGoogle Earth app provides sobering oil spill reality check
I just got back from Florida and the residents of both coasts are very, very nervous. They also are getting…
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