Archive for April 2014
Concrete abstracts—oxymorons describe longer-lasting and greener concrete formulations
New advances in concrete could create-longer lasting and more environmentally-friendly improvements for the world’s “go-to” building material.
Read MoreTravellers, rejoice: New app uses math to help overcome jet lag
University of Michigan researchers have used their circadian rhythm research to develop an iPhone app that can help weary travelers adjust to timezone changes and mitigate jet lag.
Read MoreAdditive manufacturing for everything from penguin beaks to electrophoretic deposition—and Easter chocolates
The media for additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, run the gamut, but new developments widen the scope for electrophoretic deposition techniques and put Easter chocolates into the list of outputs for new 3D printers.
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Ceramics and glass business news of the week
Read MoreBillion-dollar global development lab seeks scientific solutions to end extreme poverty by 2030
The newly formed US Global Development Lab is set to offer up scientific solutions to the world’s poverty problems—and end extreme poverty by 2030.
Read MoreK-Coke? How Coca Cola’s ‘Green’ initiatives might impact the glass bottling industry
Whether it’s classic, diet, or caffeine-free, one thing’s for certain: Coca-Cola is getting the quintessential 21st century makeover complete with 21st century impacts.
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory ceramics world
News from the glass and refractory ceramics world.
Read MoreEuropean, US glass communities come together for historic first meeting in Aachen
ACerS Glass & Optical Materials Division and the German Society of Glass Technology are set to meet jointly for the first time in Aachen, Germany, May 25-30.
Read MoreManufacturing is alive and kicking! Despite challenges, industry is finding creative ways to succeed, say execs at CLS
Execs tie competitive advantage to innovation and workforce at Ceramic Leadership Summit
Read MoreSelf-assembly of zirconium phosphate nanoparticle films using an art supply spray gun
New research details the synthesis of highly-ordered nanoparticle thin films of zirconium phosphate epoxy without the complex, expensive, and laborious processes typically required to achieve such nanostructures.
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