Archive for 2013
Ceramics and glass business news of the week
Corning announces increased quarterly dividend and new $2 B share repurchase program The Corning Inc. Board of Directors approved an…
Read MoreCarbon nanotube–ceramic coatings up to the task of measuring high-power laser output
[Image above] Micrograph of one strand of a new spray-on super-nanotube composite developed by the National Institute of Standards and…
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How energy harvesting tech could power wearables and the internet of things (GigaOm) It’s all very well talking about the…
Read MoreResearchers show axial vascularization of Bioglass matrix with animal tests
[Image above] Researchers were able to create samples of a vascularized engineered tissued based on Bioglass. An arteriovenous loop…
Read MoreHench recounts career ‘miracles’ that led to Bioglass discovery at Michigan/NW Ohio award dinner
Larry Hench. Credit: ACerS. Last Thursday Larry Hench (FACerS and Distinguished Life Member) was the guest of honor at the…
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory ceramics worlds
• Allied Glass Containers Ltd has recently successfully completed a major investment program at its Knottingley site, which involved a…
Read MorePhilips claims world record for energy-efficient lighting, doubling fluorescents’ lumens/watt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4QWdd6_wVs Royal Philips Electronics has been clawing its way to the top of the LED market and last week the…
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Onyx: A brand new colorful source of energy Onyx Solar has rolled out a complete new full range of colored…
Read MoreCeram building first commercial-scale flash sintering kiln?
[Image above] Credit: Marco Cologna & Rishi Raj, University of Colorado. Words such as “novel” and “revolutionary” get thrown around…
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[Image above] Roll-to-roll coating of electrodes at Fraunhofer IWS: The scientists now have optimized the design of anode and cathode…
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