Archive for October 2011
MS&T’11/ACerS annual meeting blogging: Keramos award winning chapters
Missouri University of Science & Technology’s Keramos chapter won the Most Outstanding Chapter Award. The chapter’s representatives, front row, from…
Read MoreThe fuzzy line between biology and materials science: Using DNA to build new materials
NYU scientists have developed artificial structures consisting of triple helix molecules containing three DNA double helices that can self-replicate. I…
Read MoreMaterials Football Game of the Week: Virginia vs. Georgia Tech
The Game Georgia Institute of Technology at University of Virginia Oct. 15, 3:30 p.m., ET This week we return to…
Read MoreBerkeley Lab, Imperial College make progress on strong glass scaffolds for bone repairs
Researchers in the glass and ceramics field seem to be stepping up the search for materials and fabrication techniques that…
Read MoreARPA-E awards $37.3M for disruptive thermal storage innovations, materials
Last week Eileen reported on ARPA-E’s new awards in rare-earth alternative technologies. This week I thought I would take a…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Here’s what we’re hearing (some info from news releases): ASD and Sacmi: A new partnership focussing on quality As part…
Read MoreDoes fast-firing of multilayer ceramic capacitors help or hinder?
The Clive Randall group at Penn State has just published a paper, “Effect of Firing Rates on Electrode Morphology and…
Read MoreArt Friedberg and me
Much of the joy in my adult life can be traced back directly to Art Friedberg. The clock was ticking…
Read MoreLetter from NICE president to members
Alex Cozzi, current president of the National Institute of Ceramic Engineers (ACerS/NICE) encourages all members to read his annual letter to membership.
Read MoreAddition of ceramic particles, fibers toughens polymer cartilage candidate after gamma exposure
Although they are somewhat light on the details, researchers at the Changzhou Institute of Light Industry Technology (CIT) say they…
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