Archive for July 2013
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Iron oxide provides foundation for nanotubes in NASA’s ‘super-black’ optical absorber NASA has achieved yet another milestone in its…
Read MoreThe American Ceramic Society announces selection of Faber, Gauckler, and Messing as 2013 Distinguished Life Members
2013 Distinguished Life Members. Credit: ACerS. The American Ceramic Society is pleased to announce the selection of its three newest…
Read MoreOxide nanolayers make colorful solar panels
[Image above] Artist’s rendering shows how the Fraunhofer IAO building in Stuttgart, Germany could be fitted with a colorful solar…
Read MoreFriday funny from the past
Concurrent engineering, collaborative engineering, simultaneous engineering—whatever they may have been called, many approaches have been tried to bridge the gap…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
British ceramics makers play baby waiting game (AP) It’s a royal bonanza—but for Britain’s souvenir makers, it’s also a royal…
Read MoreWhy I brought home another 23 tubes of toothpaste from Europe
[Image above] Imported from Europe, these toothpaste tubes really do contain NovaMin bioglass. Credit: Lipetz; GMIC (Editor’s note: Like many…
Read MoreVideo: Making laser frequency combs, fast
[Image above] Credit: NIST; YouTube Credit: NIST; YouTube Applications ranging from atomic clocks to medical diagnostics and calibrating astronomy instruments…
Read MoreReform of DOE National Lab structure proposed
The Department of Energy’s network of 17 national laboratories and five related facilities has been responsible for a multitude of…
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory ceramics world
Tses Glass (Pty) signed a project management and engineering agreement with the German-based Heye International GmbH for a new container…
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What is glass? Keck Foundation award supports University of Akron research Three University of Akron researchers hoping to uncover…
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