Archive for May 2012
Other materials stories that may be of interest
Stanford University researchers have discovered a new way to ‘decorate’ nanowires with coatings of metal oxide and noble metal nanoparticles…
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory worlds
(Note: the most recent Ceramic Tech Today email—May 15, 2012—accidentally contained an older link that directs readers to this page.…
Read MoreAn update on PowerPots and crowdfunding money pots
About two weeks ago, I wrote about a startup company founded by two ex-materials science students that goes by the…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Here’s what we are hearing: GE Aviation expects to add 200 more area jobs GE Aviation Systems’ $50 million investment…
Read MoreWind patterns – explained? Ocean currents, too?
Credit: SHPSM; YouTube Attentive readers will have noticed that I am a fan of the Scholarly Kitchen’s Friday blogger, Kent…
Read MoreTexas A&M student puts textbook and ceramic coffee mugs to test
Texas A&M mechanical engineering student, John Mayo, wondered if it’s true what they say about ceramics – that they are…
Read MoreSamsung Galaxy S3 ceramic case?
It is. Or, it isn’t. “Ceramic white” in previous versions, from what I can tell wasn’t really ceramic, so I…
Read MoreReactive fillers to produce wollastonite bioceramics
The main problem with the production of preceramic polymers is the formation of cracks and pores upon heat treatment. It…
Read MoreAmazing 3D ceramic arts design by Michael Eden leaves me stunned but delighted
Michael Eden is working to “bring together traditional ceramic craft skills and digital technology, including 3D printing, additive layer manufacturing…
Read MoreSign up for Cements 2012, hosted June 10-12
Don’t miss the 3rd Advances in Cement-based Materials meeting, hosted at UT Austin. Sign up now to take part in the excellent technical programming, the Workshop and Della Roy Lecture.
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