Posts by Lisa McDonald
News from the glass and refractory ceramics worlds
• Corning Inc. has opened a liquid crystal display glass substrate manufacturing facility in China. It is located in the…
Read MoreNIST calling for measurement science and engineering research proposals
[Image above] Credit: J. Stroscio, R. Celotta/NIST. I am not sure how much (if any) of this could be…
Read MoreWhite House calls for increased access to federally funded research results
[Image above] The White House hopes to increase innovation in industry and manufacturing, in part, by making federally funded scientific…
Read MoreARPA-E seeking RANGE ‘re-envisioned battery’ proposals for electric vehicles
We have received word that ARPA-E is looking for proposals for “developing transformational electrochemical energy storage technologies that…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Here is what we are hearing: AGC’s large-sized, chemically strengthened Dragontrail enables efficient production of thinner touchscreens Asahi Glass Co.…
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Some other stories and papers worth looking into: Coupling the valley degree of freedom to antiferromagnetic order (PNAS) The exploration…
Read MoreMultidisciplinary approaches to materials discovery needed for MGI
[Image above] Last week a National Science Foundation-sponsored workshop addressed multidisciplinary approaches to the Materials Genome Initiative. From left: Gregory…
Read MoreHench to receive Toledo Glass & Ceramic Award
Hench. Credit: Imperial College. The Michigan/NW Ohio Section of The American Ceramic Society just announced that the recipient of the…
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory ceramics worlds
• Glass tableware manufacturer Libbey plans to cut capacity and reduce staff within its North American business. The company said…
Read MoreUniversity of Bremen €4.5M launching MIMENIMA porous advanced ceramic effort; Is hiring
The University of Bremen (Germany) today announced that it has €4.5 million in funding for a project to tailor…
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