Archive for 2012
NSF professional development workshop for assistant professors and postdocs
If you are an assistant professor or postdoctoral associate with research experience, you may want to set aside a few…
Read MoreHigh critical current density doped pnictide superconductors
When high-temperature superconducting oxides were discovered in the mid-1980s, it was thought that they would revolutionize electric power delivery. They…
Read MoreMicrowaving of hydroxyapatite, ZrO2 combo yields promising strong bone graft scaffold
A group of Korean researchers at Soonchunhyang University who have been working on developing various types of a bone-like scaffolds…
Read MoreBack to the heavens: Sally Ride, 1951–2012
Sally Ride changed the world for women in STEM careers forever when she was selected to be the first female…
Read MoreOther materials science stories that may be of interest
Take a break and take a look: China cuts rare earth mining rights by half to aid consolidation (Bloomberg/Businessweek) –…
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory worlds
• Ardagh Group is to buy (from Wayzata Investment Partners) US-based Anchor Glass Container Corp. for $880 million. The deal…
Read MorePhotoblog from the ICC4
A typical plenary session at Fourth International Congress on Ceramics, which just concluded in Chicago. Credit: ACerS. To wrap up…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Here is what we are hearing: Kyocera introduces environmentally friendly epoxy molding compound for semiconductor encapsulation Kyocera Industrial Ceramics Corp.,…
Read MoreICC4 Day 5 and parting thoughts
Thursday was the final day for the 4th International Conference on Ceramics. The day began with invited speaker sessions, followed…
Read MoreThe end of ICC4 and my first blogging experience
It is hard to believe ICC4 is already over, and I’m submitting my final blog post; it seems like everything…
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