Archive for 2012
ICC4: The beginning through a student’s eyes
Hello readers! First, I must say it is a great pleasure to be writing to you from ICC4. I would…
Read MoreICC4 Day 1
The 4th International Conference on Ceramics (ICC4) began on Sunday at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers in Chicago, Illinois.…
Read MoreFaster simulation, award for new method
(Editor’s note: Eileen and I are traveling and preparing for the International Ceramics Congress that begins this weekend, so we…
Read MoreWorld 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…
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