Archive for 2012
Science research drives economic growth, but it’s expensive and slow
“Are nations investing too little in basic research?” This is the question posed by Peter Gruss, president of Germany’s Max…
Read MoreVideo of the week: 3D microvascular fiber-reinforced composites
Via MaterialsViews.com, Jeffrey Moore and Scott White, professors at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, talk us through their newest publication,…
Read MoreMIT Tech Review’s top 10 emerging technologies
Semprius (Durham, N.C.) was named one the MIT Tech Review‘s top ten emerging technologies. The company uses glass lenses to…
Read MoreCorning prepping new anti-microbial glass product
When you walk up to an ATM or an airport kiosk, ever wonder where the prior user’s hands might have…
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Stanford University researchers have discovered a new way to ‘decorate’ nanowires with coatings of metal oxide and noble metal nanoparticles…
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory worlds
(Note: the most recent Ceramic Tech Today email—May 15, 2012—accidentally contained an older link that directs readers to this page.…
Read MoreAn update on PowerPots and crowdfunding money pots
About two weeks ago, I wrote about a startup company founded by two ex-materials science students that goes by the…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Here’s what we are hearing: GE Aviation expects to add 200 more area jobs GE Aviation Systems’ $50 million investment…
Read MoreWind patterns – explained? Ocean currents, too?
Credit: SHPSM; YouTube Attentive readers will have noticed that I am a fan of the Scholarly Kitchen’s Friday blogger, Kent…
Read MoreTexas A&M student puts textbook and ceramic coffee mugs to test
Texas A&M mechanical engineering student, John Mayo, wondered if it’s true what they say about ceramics – that they are…
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