Archive for August 2011
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Carbon-coated sand improves purification of drinking water Where’s the octopus? Yacht designers turn to Zircotec’s ceramic technology for durability &…
Read MoreHafnium and zirconium diboride composites for leading edges of hypersonic vehicles
It’s not often that the latest issue of the Journal of the American Ceramic Society to hit the newsstands ties…
Read MoreChicagoland seeks healthier-looking glow with new ceramic metal halide street lights
I grew up near the steel mills in Middletown, Ohio, and if the clouds were just right at nighttime I…
Read MoreHaiti update: Georgia Tech humanitarian logistics and civil engineering/cements experts launch new effort to assess & reduce earthquake risks
Back in early January, I had a story about proposal from a Georgia Tech team of cements experts who had…
Read MoreFellows Nominations Due Thursday, September 1
Only 1 week left to submit nominations for the next Class of Fellows. The deadline is Sept. 1 for elevation to Fellow in Oct. 2012. Visit Awards for details or contact Marcia Stout.
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Here’s what we’re hearing: Corning prepares to again produce missile nosecones They called them Falcon, Hawk, Tartar, Sidewinder, Sparrow and…
Read MoreDefense agency soliciting proposals for materials research for countering WMDs
We received the following from the DOD Basic and Applied Sciences Directorate, Defense Threat Reduction Agency: DTRA’s mission is to…
Read MoreVideo of the week: Rice University demos technique to ‘write’ supercapacitors on sheets of graphite oxide
Credit: Rice University; YouTube A team led by Rice University professor Pulickel Ajayan has been experimenting with the property of…
Read MoreCeradyne leader Joel Moskowitz opens up on acquisitions, ceramics business
I first interviewed Ceradyne honcho Joel Moskowitz in 2009, and last week I ran into him again at the ACerS Ceramic…
Read MoreMaterials stories that may also be of interest
Check ’em out: Low-cost system spots failing bridges; new sensor technology helps make bridges safer Rice University researchers ‘armchair’ nanotubes…
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