Archive for 2012
High-alumina optical fibers get around Brillouin scattering limitations
If Michael Phelps or Ryan Lochte could reduce the drag of their bodies against the water in the pool by…
Read MoreNew flexible and stronger aerogel expected to open new applications for super-insulator
Newly developed flexible aerogels are 500 times stronger than earlier versions and can be used in everything from clothing insulation…
Read More‘Print’ a house? Why not! Plus, ‘Rust Belt’ region awarded pilot institute for additive manufacturing
Credit: TEDx Talks; YouTube If you are thinking of building a new home for your family, you might want to…
Read MoreThe yin and yang of entropy: When disorder begets organized nanostructures
Shapes can arrange themselves into crystal structures through entropy alone, new research from the University of Michigan shows. Oddly enough…
Read MoreVideo: Pulsed laser method removes paint, grease and crud from surfaces
A closed-loop, real-time sensor ensures that only the paint is stripped off the workpiece by a pulsed laser. Credit: GLC/lastertronics1;…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Here’s what we are hearing: Ceradyne acquires interest in Graphite Machining Services and Innovations Ceradyne Inc. nnounced that it has…
Read MoreFraunhofer IWM molded chalcogenide glass approach delivers low-cost infrared lenses
If you watched the Olympics over the past few weeks, one of the recurring advertisements was for a luxury car…
Read MoreUnderstanding the ‘between’ spaces: Interfacial phases and solid-state sintering
The August issue of the Journal of the American Ceramic Society includes a special section on sintering comprising papers from…
Read MoreOther materials science stories that may be of interest
Lots of interesting work happening out there: Making “renewable” viable: Drexel engineers develop new technology for grid-level electrical energy storage…
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory worlds
• Asahi Glass posted a 5 percent decrease in sales for H1 2012, down by ¥30.4 billion as a result of…
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