Archive for 2011
Ceramics and glass business news of the week
Here’s what we are hearing: New process viscometer catalog from Brookfield Brookfield Engineering Laboratories is pleased to offer a brand…
Read MoreSupercomputer simulations reveal entropy roots of water penetration of CNTs
A recent issue of PNAS had an intriguing article that discusses the interplay among carbon nanotubes, water molecules’ hydrogen bonding…
Read MoreMedical device companies appeal to Congress and IRS to avoid excise tax in 2013
A bare-metal coronary stent. Credit: Frank C. Müller; Wikipedia Creative Commons license The 2010 Affordable Health Care Act includes a…
Read MoreMaterials stories that may also be of interest
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…
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