Archive for February 2012
Alta Devices reports NREL verification of 23.5% efficiency for counter-intuitive solar panel
The steady march to grid parity for solar energy devices continues: A Santa Clara, Calif., maker of gallium arsenide photovoltaic…
Read MoreNavy looks to use $6M to lure ideas for ‘bottom up’ building of carbon-based nanoelectronics
The Office of Naval Research has announced that it is interested in encouraging “research and innovation in bottom-up chemical synthesis…
Read MoreVO2 foils eyed for mass production for thermochromic window applications
The notion of making functional and flexible ceramic foils is fascinating, but a little counterintuitive, isn’t it? Thus, I am…
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Check ‘ em out: On relaxations and aging of various glasses Slow relaxation occurs in many physical and biological systems.…
Read MoreMaking ferroelectric nanorocks with an atomic force microscope hammer
Jim O’Neil, a fellow graduate student a good while ago, liked to say, “Ceramic engineering is all about making big…
Read More2012 slate for president-elect, board announced
ACerS is pleased to announce the 2012 slate for President-elect and for Board of Directors. The election will be held June 7 through July 6, 2012.
Read MoreNews on glass & refractory world
• The owner of glass manufacturer Pilkington, Nippon Sheet Glass, has announced that it will close one of its three…
Read MoreMonday morning quarterbacking: A materials review of Super Bowl XLVI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds5hVzrkoKI GE’s Super Bowl commercial features engineers making power plant turbines that “make the power that makes the beer.” Credit:…
Read MoreVideo of the week – Corning’s ‘A Day Made of Glass 2: Unpacked. The Story Behind Corning’s Vision’
Credit: Corning Incorporated; YouTube A year ago, Corning published a promotional video, “A Day Made of Glass… Made possible by…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Here is what we are hearing: Integration of Hanse Chemie Inc. USA, into Evonik Goldschmidt Corp. As of Jan. 1,…
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