Archive for January 2011
Rice group: Silica + titania = cheap, green, improved water purification
I don’t have enough historical perspective to know if this is truly a eureka moment or not, but a group…
Read MorePBS, NSF to launch four-part materials science extravaganza Jan. 19
Like materials science? I am assuming you do if you read this blog. So, believe me when I say you…
Read MoreACerS needs input on Structure Review Project
Some industry news from this week
On the business side of things: H.C. Starck and Cabot announce patent cross-license agreement on tantalum, niobium powder technology Z-Wave…
Read More‘Promising’ lightweight, multiwalled carbon nanotube aerogel debuts
A new development has been announced in the world of aerogel. ACS Nano published a paper on the process of…
Read MoreRolla hospital’s cancer institute named for ceramist Delbert Day
Nice honors for a good guy! The Phelps County Regional Medical Center in Rolla, Mo., announced yesterday that it is…
Read MoreNPR: Haitians take rubble removal into own hands
Last week we had about a report from researchers at Georgia Tech who show how concrete rubble from the earthquake…
Read MoreA perspective on materials databases
It is widely accepted that convenient access to reliable materials property data is vital to the development of innovative components…
Read MoreMember input needed on structure review forum
Visit the new structure review forum to post your opinions about ACerS division, class and committee structures, whether they meet your needs, and how new structures may better serve the membership.
Read MoreAerogel plaster to restore historic buildings
Renovating any historic structure is a project that comes with numerous challenges, one of which is how to insulate the…
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