Archive for 2013
Prague ICG closes; New glass research center in Brazil—2 unis, 16 profs, 11 years, $22 M—one big impact
Representatives of the American Ceramic Society (led by Richard Brow) and the Chinese Ceramic Society led by Peng Shou, along…
Read MoreIndependence Day ramblings on road signs, sunglasses, rain, and materials
[Image above] New (left) and old highway signs in Canada. You might see it for yourself if you drive to…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
CoorsTek acquires Dynamic-Ceramic (Wall Street Journal) CoorsTek Inc., manufacturer of technical ceramics supplying critical components to high-technology markets, has acquired Dynamic-Materials…
Read MoreFracking inspires ceramic artist
[Image above] In Booras’ Formation, Fault, Fracture, each of the three bits represents a different stage in the service life…
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Sound waves precisely position nanowires Researchers at Penn State University are using sound waves to position nanowires in repeatable patterns…
Read MoreACerS leaders expand intersociety collaborations at International Congress on Glass
L. David Pye (standing) delivered the keynote address at the opening of the 23rd International Congress on Glass. This picture…
Read MoreBoron nitride nanotubes enable room-temperature quantum tunneling
Transistors have come a long way since their development at Bell Labs and first commercial success at the core of…
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory ceramics worlds
Owens Corning, a global producer of glass fiber reinforcements for composite systems and residential and commercial building materials, has announced…
Read MoreNanostructure in BC-era Athenian pottery reveals decorating and firing innovations
[Image above] Optical images of a red-figure pottery fragment from Athens circa 700-500 BC. The black gloss results from a…
Read MoreACerS, European Ceramic Society strengthen ties with new collaborations
ACerS officials and ECerS officials agreed on some intersociety collaborations when they met this week in Limoges, France, during the…
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