Archive for January 2013
Other materials stories that may be of interest
These were, at least, interesting to me: MIT researchers discover a new kind of magnetism Following up on earlier theoretical…
Read MoreRoskill: Upturn in shipped, traded bauxite; market to be oversupplied short term
[Image above] Global bauxite production. Asian supply has grown from 16 percent to 45 percent over the last decade. Credit:…
Read MoreDOD cuts force change in plenary speakers at Electronic Materials and Applications meeting this week
Susan Trolier-McKinstry to deliver Friday’s EMA plenary after AFOSR speaker cancels. Last week I wrote about a memo sent by…
Read MoreStrong bubbles burst glass bottles
[Image above] A perfectly good glass bottle can be broken by the force exerted by collapsing bubbles. A team of…
Read MoreLux Research slams Boeing in 787 lithium battery fiasco
[Image above] The burned auxiliary power unit battery from a JAL Boeing 787 that caught fire on Jan. 7 at…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Here is what we are hearing: Clad to meet you: MesoCoat’s metal cladding plant in Euclid is first step in…
Read MoreIndia travelogue—Warm welcome greets ACerS staffer, but monkeys offer scolding
L.K. Sharma (Joint Secretary of InCerS and Scientist-in-Charge of India’s Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute), second from left, greeted…
Read MoreDOD calls for proactive spending cuts to deal with fallout from ongoing FY’13 budget woes
[Image above] The peaceful exterior of the Capitol building belies the contentious budget battles within that Congress faces in the…
Read MoreNew Critical Materials Hub to take broad approach to rare earths, other strategic materials
Credit: Ames National Laboratory; YouTube The launch of the DOE’s $120 million Critical Materials Institute (nee “Hub”), the fifth energy…
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
[Image above] Boltzmann distribution illustrated with balls distributed on a hilly landscape. At positive temperatures (left), as they are common…
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