Archive for July 2012
World record: The lightest material in the world comes from Northern Germany
(Editor’s note: Eileen and I are traveling and preparing for the International Ceramics Congress that begins this weekend, so we…
Read MoreUMD creates new tech for complex microstructures for use in sensors and other applications
(Editor’s note: Eileen and I are traveling and preparing for the International Ceramics Congress that begins this weekend, so we…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Here is what we are hearing: Advances in making large ALON transparent armor windows Surmet continues its advances in fabricating…
Read MoreFriday fun video: Super Lego mockup of Rolls-Royce Dreamliner engine
A half-size Rolls-Royce jet engine made of Legos. Credit: Rolls-Royce Trent; YouTube The UK’s Farnborough International Airshow is one of…
Read MoreSmart materials get SMARTer: Self-powered, homeostatic nanomaterials that actively self-regulate in response to environmental change
(Editor’s note: Eileen and I are traveling and preparing for the International Ceramics Congress that begins this weekend, so we…
Read MoreMoving towards copper oxide-based solar cells
(Editor’s note: Eileen and I are traveling and preparing for the International Ceramics Congress that begins this weekend, so…
Read MoreResearchers one step closer to new kind of thermoelectric ‘heat engine’
Researchers at Ohio State University have discovered how to magnify a quantum mechanical effect that converts heat into a special…
Read MoreNew NIST-led consortium aims to improve process for making ‘soft materials’
(Editor’s note: Eileen and I are traveling and preparing for the International Ceramics Congress that begins this weekend, so…
Read MoreTen videos by NSF-NBC explain ‘Science of the Summer Olympics’
The series of videos by NSF-NBC delves into the unique biomechanics of athletes, and how technology still has much to…
Read MoreVideo: Creating ultrasharp STM, AFM probes for superior resolution and durability
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wkf2DxbKSFA Researchers at the University of Illinois have literally made a pointed improvement in microscopic probe tips. Led by Joe Lyding,…
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