Archive for 2013
Is there praseodymium in them thar hills?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9W6IvchjqQ The hunt for rare earth sources includes finding new sources, reclaiming mine tailings, and extracting them from discarded electronics.…
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Coffeehouse giant pumps new life into Ohio pottery business (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) The moribund ceramics business of East Liverpool, Ohio,…
Read MoreACerS PCSA, Ohio State team up for award-winning fair exhibit
Students from Ohio State’s Materials Science and Engineering program and ACerS PCSA demonstrate how well space shuttle tiles (don’t) conduct…
Read MoreScientists work to develop ceramic conductors for Li-ion batteries
[Image above] Credit: MSU Making the lithium-ion batteries that power everything from hybrid and all-electric vehicles to cell phones and…
Read MoreBuilding the hydrogen economy—MCARE 2013 conference underway in China
George Wicks chats with China’s rising energy scientists at the MCARE 2013 opening reception. Credit: ACerS. This year’s Materials Challenges…
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Owens-Illinois second quarter profits were down 0.8 percent from the same period last year due mainly to a decline in…
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Desktop printing at the nano level Currently, most nanofabrication is done in multibillion-dollar centralized foundries. Now a desktop nanofabrication tool…
Read MoreDARPA develops next-gen fiber optics
[Image above] DARPA’s COUGAR hollow core optical fibers transmit light at 99.7 percent its speed in air, according to the…
Read MoreNew way to determine thermal shock behavior of ceramics
Comparison of experimental results with simulated results to determine the thermal shock behavior of ceramic materials shows excellent agreement. Credit: Wiley…
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DOE solicits FY2014 hydrogen and fuel cell proposals (pdf) The U.S. Department of Energy announced its initial Fiscal Year…
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