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Other materials stories that may be of interest
So much to read, so little time. Maybe try anyway: Scientists discover novel way to ‘heal’ defects in materials In…
Read MoreNew ‘New Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future’ solicitation from NSF
We have written numerous time in the past about the Materials Genome Initiative, which was launched in June 2011. Just…
Read MoreMars Curiosity discovery revealed: complex chemistry in soil with possibility to form organic materials
[Image above] Image of Martian surface, likely an ancient riverbed, where Curiosity’s SAM instruments scooped samples that NASA scientists believe…
Read MoreNew ultrathin VO2 film device perfectly, reproducibly absorbs infrared light
[Image above] Left: This diagram shows the experimental setup used for measuring the reflectivity of the vanadium-sapphire device. The vanadium…
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory ceramics worlds
• Hindusthan National Glass and Industries has commissioned a 650-ton-per-day glass bottle plant at Naidupeta in Andhra Pradesh. The plant…
Read MoreAdministration: NSF, DOE grants boost MGI efforts, new $120M hub to advance energy storage research
[Image above] Credit: OSTP. With the election behind it, the Obama administration appears to be quickly returning to a major…
Read MoreNew E-beam thermal shock test of MgO-C steelmaking refractories
[Image above] SEM image of the cross section of the test specimen of the erosion zone, MgO particles are disconnected…
Read MoreAdditive-manufactured ceramic heater unit playing role in Mars mystery
[Image above] Schematic of SAM (Sample Analysis at Mars) soil and atmospheric analysis unit, part of Curiosity’s Mars Science Laboratory.…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Here’s what we are hearing: 3M completes acquisition of Ceradyne 3M announced that it has completed its acquisition of Ceradyne…
Read MoreFiber optics of the future: Multifunctionality through multimaterials
Three of the general methodologies for multimaterial fiber preform fabrication. (a) rod-in-tube, (b) extrusion, and (c) stack-and-draw methods. Credit: Tao…
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