Archive for 2013
Other materials stories that may be of interest
Elsewhere on the materials front: Microscopic dendrites a focus in Boeing Dreamliner probe (Wall Street Journal) Aviation safety investigators are…
Read MoreFlowerpot like ceramic filters purify water for drinking, cooking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQBwzmqMNDY James Smith discusses PureMadi and MadiDrops—porous clay water purification systems—how they work and the hopes behind it. Credit: UVA,…
Read MoreNew $2.5M landmark conservation science institute to be established for the arts
[Image above] Art Institute of Chicago art conservation scientist, Francesca Casadio, explains to delegates at the 2012 ICC4 meeting a…
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory ceramics worlds
• Quarterly group revenues at Nippon Sheet Group were 9 percent down from the previous year, at $4 billion compared…
Read MoreA promising way to make nanoporous molybdenum nitride supercapacitor electrodes
Molybdenum nitride made from molybdenum oxide shows promise as a supercapacitor electrode material. Supercapacitors (also called electrochemical double-layer capacitors or…
Read MoreACerS launches ‘New’ Art, Archaeology and Conservation Science Division
(Updated) What do cutting edge materials research and the investigation of ancient ceramic pots have in common? More than you…
Read MoreA valentine for ceramists and other types of silicaphiles and geeks
[Image above] Credit: Aerogel Technologies. If you are looking for a last-minute Valentine’s Day gift for your sweetie, that says…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Here is what we are hearing: Unifrax announces acquisition deal Unifrax, the Niagara Falls, N.Y.,-based manufacturer of ceramic fiber insulation…
Read MoreBig awards for little SOFC device for powering mobile electronics
[Image above] Credit: CES A rerun worth watching: SOFC battery charger liberates electronic devices from the tyranny of the grid.…
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
What an active field! Oxygen tolerance of an in silico-designed bioinspired hydrogen-evolving catalyst in water (PNAS) Certain bacterial enzymes, the…
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