Archive for 2012
Ceramics and glass business news of the week
Here is what we are hearing: Korean conglomerate LG buys 51% of Rolls-Royce Fuel Cell Systems Inc. (Crain’s Cleveland Business)…
Read MoreFriday fun video—Gravity-defying Slinky
Is the gravity still turned on? A free falling Slinky appears to defy the laws of physics. Or does it?…
Read MoreVideo: Shaping the Future of Ceramics—ACerS’ Charlie Spahr on what ICC4 and CLS offer you
[flash https://ceramictechweekly.org/wp-content/video/charlie_icc4.flv mode=1 f={image=https://ceramictechweekly.org/wp-content/video/charlie_icc4.jpg}] Why attend the 4th International Congress on Ceramics and 3rd Ceramic Leadership Summit? ACerS executive director,…
Read MoreOther materials science stories that may be of interest
Check ‘ em out: Bringing down the cost of fuel cells Engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee have identified a…
Read MoreHeat transfer—two new studies look at effects of interface bonding, surface roughness
Through atomic-scale manipulation, researchers have demonstrated that a single layer of atoms can disrupt or enhance heat flow across an…
Read MoreVideo: Nano-infused paint can detect strain
Credit: Rice University; YouTube According to a release from Rice University scientists and students in a research group call their…
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory worlds
• Carborundum Universal International Ltd Cyprus, a wholly owned subsidiary of CUMI India, part of the $4.4 billion Murugappa Group, signed an…
Read MoreRecap and photos from Cements Division meeting in Austin, Texas
Last week’s Cements Division meeting and symposium focused on computational tools applied to cement research and development. Here, David Lange,…
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News from all corners … Corning’s Gorilla Glass used in new Microsoft tablet Microsoft revealed the new Microsoft Surface tablet…
Read MoreNew National Academies report on induced earthquakes from fracking, CO2 sequestration and geothermal energy
Hydraulic fracturing extracts methane from deep wells in shale deposits. A new National Academies study considers whether the technology induces…
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