Archive for January 2013
Other materials stories that may be of interest
Check ’em out: InGaN-based vertical LEDs with acid-modified graphene transparent conductor and highly reflective membrane current blocking layer The two-dimensionality…
Read MoreBonus CES videos from Corning: Chemical strengthening of glass and Thunderbolt cables
Credit: Corning Incorporated; YouTube Just as I finished my previous story on Gorilla Glass 3, Corning began a video dump…
Read MoreGorilla Glass 3 explained (and it is a modeling first for Corning!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Xa53dLabuc Credit: Corning; YouTube. [updated with link to Corning’s new GG3 product information sheet] Among techies (amateur and professional), Gorilla…
Read MoreCorning to unveil Gorilla Glass 3, consumer optical connectors at CES
[Image above] Credit: Corning. The annual International CES show is a geek-fest for electronics, and the trail to new electronics…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Here is what we are hearing: Virginia apartment complex first to showcase Solarban 70XL/SunClean glass PPG Industries announced that the…
Read MoreWelcome mat out for glass strength coalition’s first meeting
[Image above] Glass beer bottle assembly line. Credit: EPA; Wikimedia. About three weeks ago, I reported that a formal organization,…
Read MoreOxide ceramics handle heat, struggle with corrosion in reverse-flow pyrolysis petrochemical reactors
[Image above] Cross-sectional SEM images of the corroded polycrystalline 8 mol%-YSZ coupon after testing in the reverse‐flow pyrolysis reactor for…
Read MoreFate of R&D monies in federal budget still up in the air
[Image above] Credit: Architect of the Capitol; Wikipedia. Congress’ work in the last few days has been a classic case…
Read MoreQuick peek at two big ceramics meetings this month in Florida—EMA and ICACC
EMA 2012: Beautiful weather beckoned conferees outdoors during the break. Credit: ACerS. 2013 will be a big year for big…
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