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Ceramics 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.
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory ceramics world
News from the glass and refractory ceramics world
Read MoreBrennecka to join faculty at Colorado School of Mines
Geoff Brennecka will join the faculty at Colorado School of Mines (CSM) on August 18 as an assistant professor at CSM’s Colorado Center for Advanced Ceramics (CCAC).
Read MoreBeijing to host business leaders, scientists at 5th International Congress on Ceramics
In 2014, Beijing will play host to delegates from the International Ceramic Federation (ICF) for the 5th International Congress on Ceramics (ICC5), August 14–21 at the Beijing International Convention Center.
Read MorePlenty of gemütlichkeit as first joint German-ACerS glass meeting opens in Aachen
The first joint meeting of ACerS Glass and Optical Materials Division and the German Society of Glass Technology (DGG) opened on Monday in Aachen, Germany.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Other materials stories that may be of interest for May 27, 2014.
Read MoreSocial media stereotypes? Study identifies four types of users among academics and researchers
A study of academics and researchers from German universities and the Association’s research institutions has pinpointed four types of social media users in research and academia.
Read MoreBy the numbers: US manufacturing output up, new orders and export sales down
Despite a dip in new orders and export sales, the Markit Flash U.S. Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index was up from 55.4 to 56.2 in May.
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