Archive for October 2014
Ceramics and glass business news of the week
Gorilla Glass grabs BMW award, Guardian expanding production, Panasonic at the Tesla gigafactory, semiconductor industry simplification, and other ceramics and glass business news of the week for October 17, 2014.
Read MoreDLMs, Fellows, and a materials who-who: Days 2 and 3 at MS&T14
Our photoblog provides a glimpse of the action at MS&T14, including the annual awards banquet, honoring the achievements of our members in service to society and the Society, as well as some fierce ceramics competition in the exhibit hall.
Read MoreScientific glassblowing—Part science, part art, all awesome
Ceramics and glass, perhaps more than any other material, have a happy home in the blurry area between art and science. And perhaps smack in the center of that group is scientific glassblowing—part science, part art, and all awesome.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Acoustic imaging for cracks, greener cement, DIY device printing, rediscovered ultrahigh temperature ceramics, and other materials stories that may be of interest for October 15, 2014.
Read MorePeople, plenaries, and prizes: Days 1 and 2 at MS&T14
Whether you’re amidst the action or looking to see what you’re missing, check out the latest from MS&T14 in Pittsburgh, Pa. with these snapshots of all the action.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Liquid crystal skin monitors, textile welding for Navy uniforms, wind turbines to control hurricanes, novel nanoparticle synthesis, and other materials stories that may be of interest for October 13, 2014.
Read MoreOSU team marries battery and solar cell in single device
A team from Ohio State University has developed a hybrid solar cell-rechargeable battery—the world’s first—that cuts the cost of renewable energy and increases solar energy efficiency.
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
GT Advanced Technologies goes bankrupt, Alcoa opens aerospace alloy plant, Xaar dropping the axe, David Slutz dishes all, and more ceramics and glass business news of the week for October 10, 2014.
Read MoreGive me a brake—preferably one that’s ceramic
You may not have to pine for the luxe life much longer—researchers at Switzerland’s Empa research institute are aiming to bring ceramic brakes to the masses with an option that can be installed on compact cars.
Read MoreGallium nitride micro-rods meet ultrathin graphene, make ‘bendy’ LEDs a real possibility
Brighter light emitting diode (LED) displays made with perovskite materials may be just beyond the bend, but so, too, are bendable and stretchable ones, thanks to scientists from Seoul National University.
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