Archive for 2013
News from the glass and refractory ceramics world
News from the glass and refractory ceramics world
Read MoreHigh-density energy storage by intercalation of MXene phase layers
A DRexel University team has begun to explore the intercalation process by which MXenes incorporate ions between their layers.
Read MoreReflections on MFG Day, the media, and 3D (or more) printing
An acknowledgment of US MFG Day, and a look at the current state of additive manufacturing or 3D printing technology, including its use of ceramic materials.
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Ceramics and glass business news of the week.
Read MoreVideo: Inexpensive process distills silica compounds from sand, waste
Scientists at the University of Michigan have developed an inexpensive distillation process to transform common silica from sand and other materials into chemicals that can be used in fireproofing and waterproofing materials, textiles, and other products.
Read MoreShape memory and superelasticity in zirconia
If small enough, zirconia rods exhibit shape memory and superelastic properties without crumbling.
Read MoreReduced firing temperatures, low-e kiln design to save energy, cut emissions
A new electric field-assisted kiln technology developed at Ceram could work in combination with lower-firing materials to cut energy costs and emissions for the ceramics industry.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Other materials stories that may be of interest.
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory ceramics world
News from the glass and refractory ceramics world.
Read MoreNew approach to ‘mining’—Extracting glassmaking raw materials from food waste—Updated
Colorado School of Mines researchers discovered a variety of food and agricultural wastes contain useful, extractable amounts of oxides, especially silica, and showed they can be melted into glass.
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