Archive for 2013
Energy-saving windows getting smarter, cheaper
Smart window technology is getting smarter and less expensive thanks to an electrochromic coating technology.
Read More2013 ‘Dance your PhD’ video finalists announced
The finalists in Science magazine’s “Dance Your PhD” contest have been announced, and the 12 videos include one related to materials science.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Other materials stories that may be of interest.
Read MoreOwens Corning celebrates 75 years of glass innovations
Starting in the mid-1930s, Owens-Illinois Inc. and Corning Glass Works collaborated to develop glass textile materials, spawning Owens Corning. The company is now celebrating its 75th anniversary.
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Ceramics and glass business news of the week.
Read MoreVideo: GT Advanced Technologies to grow sapphire crystals for Apple
Boston-based mobile and tablet blog, Pocketnow, toured the Salem, Mass., plant where GT Advanced Technologies grows sapphire crystals, similar to…
Read More$60 million in DOE support aimed at advancing solar technology
The US Department of Energy last week announced awards totaling about $60 million to support innovative solar energy research and development of both solar materials to improve efficiency and so-called “soft” costs such as solar photovoltaic system design, permitting, and installation.
Read MoreCrystals in Glass: A Hidden Beauty
Edgar Zanotto celebrates his 35 years studying crystallization in glass by sharing with us his favorite micrographs of crystals in glass in the new book, “Crystals in Glass: A Hidden Beauty.”
Read MoreIron oxide-based nanoparticles detect, diagnose, and destroy cancer
Researchers are using iron oxide-based nanoparticles to detect tumors in their early stages, deliver chemotherapy drugs with pinpoint precision, and monitor the drugs’ release in real time.
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory ceramics world
News from the glass and refractory ceramics world
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