Archive for May 2015
Other materials stories that may be of interest
Separating rare earths with UV light, NASA testing materials in space, and other materials stories that may be of interest for May 19, 2015.
Read MoreNanotechnology meets fashion: Luxury Australian watch incorporates novel ceramic material
A team of researchers at Flinders Centre for NanoScale Science & Technology has paired up with Australian luxury watch company Bausele to incorporate a novel high-strength, low-weight ceramic into some of the company’s luxury watches.
Read MoreThe American Ceramic Society awarded $480k NIST AMTech planning grant to establish functional glass manufacturing consortium
The American Ceramic Society has been awarded a $480,000 planning grant by the NIST Advanced Manufacturing Technology Consortia (AMTech) program…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
More manufacturing jobs, tech to boost to ceramic industry, and more ceramics and glass business news of the week for May 15, 2015.
Read More3-D printing 2-D materials with air—direct ink writing builds graphene aerogels
Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Lab have combined three of the most promising and popular technologies today—3-D printing, graphene, and aerogels. The team is the first to 3-D print graphene aerogels, according to a LLNL press release.
Read MoreManufacturing success: A glimpse of the current state and future trajectory of manufacturing in the US
ACerS knows firsthand that manufacturing is changing—especially in the ceramic and glass world. But what will the future bring?
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Materials science in forensics, new NIST director, three-atom-thick electronic sheets, and other materials stories that may be of interest for May 12, 2015.
Read MoreStrontium aluminate keeps Nissan Leaf’s glow-in-the-dark paint shining bright after the sun sets
Nissan’s European arm is the first vehicle manufacturer to apply glow-in-the-dark paint to a vehicle—and the results are glowing.
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Partnership to improve ceramic catalytic filters, updated tableware guidelines, and more ceramics and glass business news of the week for May 8, 2015.
Read MoreSpending at nation’s federal R&D centers down—again
The majority of the nation’s federally-funded R&D centers slashed spending in fiscal year 2013 by more than $1 billion over the previous year.
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