Archive for 2014
News from the glass and refractory ceramics world
News from the glass and refractory ceramics world.
Read MoreTitanium dioxide-coated roof tiles clean the air—and have the data to prove it
Students from the University of California, Riverside’s Bourns College of Engineering have developed a roof tile coating that combats nitrogen oxides by breaking them down and eliminating them to reduce pollution and smog.
Read MoreVideo: The explosive science behind fireworks will blow you away
Just in time for America’s Independence Day celebration, the American Chemical Society’s Reaction video series turns to pyrotechnic expert John A. Conkling to explain the science behind fireworks.
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Ceramics and glass business news of the week for July 4, 2014.
Read MoreSteel-supported, triple-laminated glass attraction offers ‘epic’ view of Chicago
Housed at the John Hancock Center, Tilt! tilts out some 30 degrees to provide patrons a downward view of Chicago from 1,000 feet up.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Other materials stories that may be of interest for July 2, 2014.
Read More‘Google for materials’—How ORNL’s new imaging institute will change materials research
Oak Ridge National Laboratory recently announced the launch of the Institute for Functional Imaging of Materials, which will unite experts in imaging instrumentation, fundamentals in physical and chemical imaging processes, and data analytics.
Read MoreGorilla Glass is getting an upgrade, and so is your smartphone—to genius status
Scientists at Corning Inc. and Polytechnique Montreal in Canada have debuted a new technology that will undoubtedly put see-through sensors right into the glass of your soon-to-be-smarter smartphone.
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory ceramics world
News from the glass and refractory ceramics world.
Read MoreWill a superelastic battery that can stretch up to 600 percent someday power our pants?
Researchers at China’s Fudan University have developed an incredibly elastic lithium-ion battery that can be stretched up to 600 percent.
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