Posts by Lisa McDonald
Ceramics and glass business news of the week
Here is what we are hearing: The solar saga continues: Siemens flees solar market (GigaOm) Energy giant Siemens is leaving…
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[Image above] This 3D image of a ceramic composite specimen imaged under load at 1,750°C shows the detailed fracture patterns…
Read MoreA castle vacation, poster session included
Germany’s Max Planck Society hosts small scientific conferences year-round at Schloss Ringberg in southern Bavaria. Credit: Schloss Ringberg; MPS. You…
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory ceramics worlds
• Turkish glass processor Duzce Cam is to install a second float glass line. The company, a subsidiary of Okan…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Here is what we are hearing: Zircar expands manufacturing and R&D Zircar Ceramics Inc., the New York-based manufacturer and international…
Read MoreEngineered nanoglass material could clean up petro drilling, past and present
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u4fBL-qzDI In one of our news “roundups” posted last week, there was a brief mention of NSF support for work…
Read MoreFriday fun video: Med on my mind, or what to do when jet skiing gets boring
Credit: ZAPATA; YouTube This is completely frivolous, I know, but it’s 80° today, which has me thinking vacationy thoughts. These…
Read MoreDOD looking proposals for next-gen nanostructured smart drug delivery materials
Viktoria Greanya is the senior manager for nanomaterials research for a part of DOD’s Defense Threat Reduction Agency that focuses on…
Read MoreAbout the A123 demise and bankruptcy: Tech failure or business failure?
The rise and fall of A123 Systems has been something of great interest to me and to ACerS, in no…
Read MoreACerS/NIST phase diagrams collection enters 80th year
Ideas that stand the test of time often have modest beginnings. The ACerS/NIST Phase Equilibria Diagram database is a case…
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