Archive for 2013
Usable Glass Strength Coalition issues RFP to study flaw nucleation in glass
[Image above] Glass beer bottle assembly line. Credit: EPA; Wikimedia. In January, Peter reported that the board of the newly…
Read MoreThere’s more to multifunctional ultra-flyweight aerogel produced at a Zhejiang U. lab than just ‘world’s lightest material’ record
[Images above] (a) Photograph of new UFAs with diverse shapes; (b) a 100 cm3 cylinder standing on a flower like…
Read MoreGraphene on vanadium oxide ‘ribbons’ shows promise for lithium-ion battery cathodes
[Image above] Graphene-coated ribbons of vanadium oxide, seen in a scanning electron microscope image, show promise as electrode for lithium-ion…
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
[Image above] Nanowire crystals used as the solar cells. SEM image of GaAs nanowire crystal grown on a silicon substrate.…
Read MoreArgentina sets ambitious science investment target, brain-drain reversal agenda
Official video (in Spanish only) on new “Innovative Argentina 2020.” Credit: Argentine Ministry of Innovation, Science, and Technology; YouTube. I…
Read MoreChina defends rare earth stance; smuggling exceeding legal exports
[Image above] Satellite photo of China’s Bayan Obo Mining District. Credit: NASA; Wikimedia. A few days ago—at the European Raw Materials…
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory ceramics worlds
• Owens-Illinois Inc. has completed a €21 million investment at its Leerdam plant in the Netherlands to enhance its capabilities…
Read MoreMaterials Madness! NCAA men’s basketball tournament and materials science
[Image above] CTT is tracking the NCAA “March Madness” men’s basketball tournament to see whether there is a correlation between…
Read MoreAdding up—NAMII announces first additive manufacturing R&D awards
[Image above] Where are the ceramics? We are pleased to see NAMII make seven significant additive manufacturing R&D awards, but…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Here is what we are hearing: Morgan Technical Ceramics launches new high-performance piezoelectric material Morgan Technical Ceramics, a market leader…
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