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Ceramic and glass business news of the week
GE Aviation to expand Auburn facility, Bormioli Pharma plans Italian plant investment, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for March 22, 2019.
Read MoreCeramics in the skies! Materials for aerospace plus more inside April 2019 ACerS Bulletin
The April 2019 issue of the ACerS Bulletin—featuring four articles looking at ceramics for aerospace, particularly ceramic matrix composites—is now available online.
Read MoreVideo: Search for an ideal anti-fog coating “heats” up the competition
ETH Zurich researchers developed an anti-fog coating that works by absorbing sunlight and generating heat rather than being hydrophilic, like other common anti-fog sprays. The researchers are collaborating with an industry partner to bring their coating to market.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Improving Li-ion batteries using nanodots, scalable graphene yarn, and other materials stories that may be of interest for March 20, 2019.
Read MoreWelding glass to metal: ‘Breakthrough’ expands realm of manufacturing possibilities
Researchers from Heriot-Watt University and industry successfully welded glass and metal together using an ultrafast laser microwelding process. They are now developing a prototype for the laser processing system to take it closer to commercialization.
Read MoreAchieving optimal thermal insulators: A review on progress creating highly porous rare-earth silicates
In a recent review article, ACerS director Jingyang Wang and colleagues take a look at progress on optimal processing and properties of highly porous rare-earth silicate thermal insulators.
Read MoreCeramic and glass business news of the week
Owens-Illinois expanding plant in France, Corning recognized as top global supplier, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for March 15, 2019.
Read MoreThe American Ceramic Society Establishes Pan American Ceramics Congress
The American Ceramic Society, along with three other materials organizations from South, Central, and North America, will create a new conference, the Pan American Ceramics Congress, to provide a forum for exchanging information on the current status and emerging trends of various technologies in the Americas.
Read MoreJournal of the American Ceramic Society announces best papers of 2018
The editors of the Journal of the American Ceramic Society selected 19 articles from among the more than 600 articles published in 2018 that exemplify excellence for the science of advanced ceramics. These articles are posted to JACerS’ “Featured Content” page.
Read MoreVideo: ‘Tires as propellers’ for flying cars is a neat concept—but (probably) not possible
Goodyear released a concept design for AERO, a two-in-one airless tire that serves as both tire and propeller in future flying cars. Though realizing such a design may not be possible, it can trigger discussion about future directions for technology development.
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