Archive for 2011
Video 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…
Read MoreImproving MgO-containing castable refractories without excessive expansion
Much of the research we report on can be compared to thoroughbred racehorses: it’s elegant, confident, stunning and promising. Now…
Read MoreUniversity of Limoges developing composite ceramics for aeronautics applications
New advanced materials are often drivers of technologies, especially for aeronautics applications. Many materials have been developed to resist severe…
Read MoreHigh-Reliability Joining of Ceramic to Metal
To download a free copy of the paper, “High-Reliability Joining of Ceramic to Metal” that appeared in The American Ceramic…
Read MoreVideo of the week: From macro to micro—a 3D journey through ceramic structures
Pull out your Shrek souvenir red/green cardboard glasses. You will need them for this intriguing simulation video I found of…
Read MoreNSF to leverage Materials Genome to reduce lab-to-product timeline; announces AIR awards
Serving as midwife for the research to commercial transition is a familiar role for the National Science Foundation. In an…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Here is what we are hearing: Unifrax announces three more acquisitions Unifrax, the Niagara Falls, NY based manufacturer of ceramic…
Read More“Science to Start-ups”—Innovation Corps launched by NSF
Our nation’s capitol was an interesting place to be last week, but not because of the impossible-to-escape budget politics that…
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