Archive for 2012
Ceramics and glass business news of the week
Here’s what we are hearing: Kyocera remains San Diego’s most-awarded company for environmental programs, honored with 12th consecutive city recycling…
Read MoreGermany stops energy subsidies, forcing First Solar to scale back
First Solar employees at the Frankfurt (Oder), Germany, plant will be losing their jobs when the it closes. Credit: First…
Read MorePowerPots demonstrate practical side of thermoelectrics
[flash https://ceramictechweekly.org/wp-content/video/powerpot_kickstarter.flv mode=1 f={image=https://ceramictechweekly.org/wp-content/video/powerpot_kickstarter.jpg}] Among my camping gear is a small gas stove, a kerosene lantern and a set of…
Read MoreFaber introduces plenary speakers for ICC4
[flash https://ceramictechweekly.org/wp-content/video/faber_new.flv mode=1 f={image=https://ceramictechweekly.org/wp-content/video/faber_new.jpg}] We’ve been telling you about the upcoming 4th International Congress on Ceramics in Chicago and the…
Read MoreCorning demonstrates glass-strength testing methods with Gorilla Glass
Credit: Corning Incorporated; YouTube Corning has a new video up showing some of its testing methods. The video is clearly…
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Read MoreICG reports on progress for pharmaceutical glass roadmap
Although there is a tendency to associate little plastic bottles with pharmaceuticals, people with severe allergies (who carry anti-anaphylactic shock…
Read MoreHot stuff: Measuring thermophysical properties at very high temperatures
There is some pretty interesting work underway on ceramic materials for ultra-high temperature applications. Service temperatures of more than 1,500°C…
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Check ’em out: Thermodynamic glass transition in a spin glass without time-reversal symmetry (PNAS) Spin glasses are a longstanding model…
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory worlds
* Libbey Glass, a glassware manufacturer, has announced that for the quarter-ended Dec. 31, 2011, sales were $214.8 million, compared…
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