Archive for 2014
Next-gen armor windows: See-through ceramics developed at NRL are 50 percent harder
The US Naval Research Laboratory has developed a superior see-through ceramic nanocrystalline spinel, both highly transparent and strong, with ambitions to improve armor windows for military vehicles.
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Ceramics and glass business news of the week
Read MoreVideo: Retro-reflective coating makes bike bright at night
A bike that lights up sans on/off switch or batteries is set to keep cyclists safe during in-the-dark treks.
Read MoreUSA Science & Engineering Festival a stunning success—and ACerS was there!
ACerS participated in the 2014 USA Science and Engineering Festival let week that attracted 325,000 attendees.
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory ceramics world
News from the glass and refractory ceramics world
Read MoreAll natural A/C: Cold Pot combines clay and cooling power of evaporation to change water to cold air
The Cold Pot, created by Swiss designer Thibault Faverie, is an all-natural air conditioner that combines clay and the cooling power of evaporation to change water to circulating cold air.
Read MoreAmericans use more energy in 2013, but increase reliance on renewables, nuclear
Are Americans the gas-guzzling-SUV-loving, non-renewable-resource-powering people we’ve been pegged to be?
Read MoreTribute to Warren W. Wolf, 1941–2014
The Society learned with sorrow that former president Warren W. Wolf died Friday, April 25.
Read MoreNew energy landscapes reveal glass states have rough fractal basins
New research from Duke University updates the energy landscape of glasses and shows that the landscape, which maps all possible energy levels of the glass molecules, is much rougher than previously believed.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Other materials stories that may be of interest for April 28, 2014.
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