Archive for 2012
New E-beam thermal shock test of MgO-C steelmaking refractories
[Image above] SEM image of the cross section of the test specimen of the erosion zone, MgO particles are disconnected…
Read MoreAdditive-manufactured ceramic heater unit playing role in Mars mystery
[Image above] Schematic of SAM (Sample Analysis at Mars) soil and atmospheric analysis unit, part of Curiosity’s Mars Science Laboratory.…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Here’s what we are hearing: 3M completes acquisition of Ceradyne 3M announced that it has completed its acquisition of Ceradyne…
Read MoreFiber optics of the future: Multifunctionality through multimaterials
Three of the general methodologies for multimaterial fiber preform fabrication. (a) rod-in-tube, (b) extrusion, and (c) stack-and-draw methods. Credit: Tao…
Read MoreceramicSOURCE now available in December 2012 Bulletin
They say, “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” The just-published 2012-13 ceramicSOURCE buyer’s guide gives you…
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Lot’s of good stories here: India-Japan join hands to challenge China’s rare earth monopoly The Indian Prime Minister was forced…
Read MoreHarnessing strain to self-assemble nanocomposite superconductor films
[Image above] Spontaneous self-assembly of a multication nanophase in another multication matrix phase is a promising bottom-up approach to fabricate…
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory ceramics worlds
• Allied Glass Containers plans to invest in new furnace technology (above) and install an EME batch charger. According to…
Read MoreIn London for dinner—with an Australian ceramic rocket
From Fresh Science: Melbourne University (Australia) researchers are doing rocket science with clay. They have developed a cheaper and more…
Read MoreFrom icy water to steam via SiO2/Au nanoshells and carbon nanoparticles
Researchers create solar steam using nanoparticles at Rice University. Credit: Rice University; YouTube From Futurity.org: New technology that uses nanoparticles…
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