Archive for January 2013
And the winners are … graphene and brains!
The European Union is backing graphene and brains with the award of two enormous research projects. Credit: DigitalEU; YouTube. Peter…
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Lots of interesting research occurring: Researchers create glexible, nanoscale ‘bed of nails’ for possible drug delivery Researchers at North Carolina…
Read MoreICACC’13 Photoblog #1 from Daytona Beach
At the 37th International Conference and Exposition on Applied Ceramics and Composites, Sunday was a big day for arrivals, registration plus…
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory ceramics worlds
• UK company Magma Ceramics & Catalysts has bought a 6000-square-meter manufacturing building in Vietnam to support its ceramics division,…
Read MoreEurope expanding strategic focus on graphene in big way
Credit: FET Flagships; YouTube Two new developments and announcements related to graphene research indicate that the European region is more…
Read MoreCIGS solar cells from Empa break efficiency record
[Image above] High-efficiency flexible CIGS solar cells developed at Empa. Credit: Empa. (From Materials Views) Scientists at Empa, the Swiss…
Read MoreEMA 2013 expands scope while staying focused
More than 250 people are here at the 2013 Electronic Materials and Applications currently underway in Orlando, Fla. It still…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Here is what we are hearing: Zircoa transfers product business activities from Didier, forms Zircoa GmbH For more than 20…
Read MorePayPal now accepted for ACerS website orders
PayPal now accepted for ACerS website orders
Read MoreCorning’s “Advancing the Vision-2” videos: How others describe futures made of glass
Credit: Corning Incorporated; YouTube Back in October, Corning held its second “Advancing the Vision” symposium in Palo Alto, Calif., to…
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