Archive for October 2013
News from the glass and refractory ceramics world
News from the glass and refractory ceramics world
Read MoreCeramic Leadership Summit 2014—Where business and manufacturing meet strategy
The Ceramic Leadership Summit is designed for ‘C-level’ executives, senior managers, and management-track young professionals involved in the ceramics and glass industries.
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Ceramics and glass business news of the week.
Read MoreIBM’s Watson, unchained for materials discovery
IBM is working hard to harness the firepower of its Watson computer system to solve real-world problems, including materials discovery.
Read MoreRefractories and TCB: A GPC photo roundup
More than 400 glass industry professionals attended this year’s Glass Problems Conference in Columbus, Ohio, including international visitors from 17 countries.
Read MoreEffect of volcano ash particle size on jet engines
A University of Cambridge (UK) team looked at factors that contribute to volcanic ash sticking to surfaces of a turbine of a small turbojet engine, focusing on tow key parameters—gas (and particle) temperature and turbine surface temperature.
Read MoreVideo: ‘Dancing atoms’ in world’s thinnest glass
Scientists at Cornell University have directly imaged atoms in molecule-thick glass in the seconds before it shatters–work that may eventually lead to first-principles design of glass materials for strength or other properties.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Other materials stories that may be of interest.
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory ceramics world
News from the glass and refractory ceramics world.
Read MoreVideo: Machining cupcakes and the materials science of food
Pop quiz! Can you think of a materials science application for these terms: thermal processing, dielectric properties, electrostatic and nonelectrostatic…
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