Archive for 2014
Disposed to disposable: Why homes don’t last in the Land of the Rising Sun
In Japan, where the typical home lasts just three decades and is worth nothing after 15 years, it’s common that homeowners have nothing to show for their 30 years of mortgage payments.
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News from the glass and refractory ceramics world
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Other materials stories that may be of interest for June 3, 2014.
Read MoreDOE deploys commission to review effectiveness of national laboratories
They may be spending less, but Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz still wants to take a closer look at the effectiveness of the department’s 17 national laboratories.
Read MoreCeramics as creative and integrative air pollution solutions
Some interesting ceramic initiatives are now popping up to help clean the existing polluted air, using clever materials and integrative designs to help us all breathe easier.
Read MoreDOE pledges $9M to advance hydrogen storage technologies for fuel cells
The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced that it will be dishing out $9 million to help fund projects aimed at advancing hydrogen storage systems and developing a supply chain for hydrogen storage systems for fuel cells.
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Ceramics and glass business news of the week for May 30, 2014,
Read MoreACerS and Florida Tech join forces to offer series of short courses in bioceramics
The American Ceramic Society (ACerS) has signed a partnership agreement with the Florida Institute of Technology’s (FIT) Continuing Education department to offer a series of short courses in bioceramics taught by Dr. Larry Hench.
Read MoreVolcanoes, phase change RAM, gymnastic comedy—all themes at DGG-GOMD
The technical program for the joint DGG-ACerS GOMD meeting began Tuesday morning with five tracks on topics that ranged from industrial-scale melting and furnace design, to emerging applications in energy and biomedicine, to highly theoretical science of the glassy state.
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News from the glass and refractory ceramics world
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