Posts by Lisa McDonald
Ceramics and glass business news of the week
Here is what we are hearing: Spanish ceramic tile manufacturers are, once again, the largest presence at the trade fair…
Read MoreCeramic bearings company’s birthday brings $20k innovation contest
The Florida-based Boca Bearing Co., a maker of ceramic ball bearings, announced that it will celebrate its 25th year in…
Read MoreComputational methods shine light on conducting oxide transparency
Transparency versus conductivity: The tug between those properties is often on the mind of those who engineer the components of…
Read MorePhotoblog from the Electronic Materials & Applications meeting in Orlando
Beautiful weather in Orlando, Fla. beckoned these attendees at the Electronic Materials and Applications meeting. The 2012 Electronic Materials and…
Read MoreGiant Magellan Telescope: U Arizona finishing first, casting second of seven 8.4-meter mirrors
“Mirror, mirror on the wall/Who’s the best mirror maker of them all?” In the story of Snow White, the magic…
Read MoreVideo of the week: Cyrus Wadia outlines Materials Genome Initiative
[Image above] Credit: ACerS; YouTube The Materials Genome Initiative is a multi-stakeholder effort to develop an infrastructure that will accelerate…
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Check ’em out: Warning on fracture of the alumina-bearing couple delta ceramic liner in hip implants Although the fracture rate…
Read MoreCorning debuts Gorilla Glass 2, posts videos on thin glass tech at CES [updated]
Credit: Corning Incorporated; YouTube I’ve been following the news coverage of the annual Consumer Electronic Show held last week in…
Read MoreMore on new DOE strategic materials update: A visual representation
As Eileen notes in her post, the DOE has updated its assessment of factors affecting the availability of critical materials…
Read MoreNREL interactive atlas shows where to find the renewable energy
People in the renewable and alternative energy business talk about an “energy portfolio,” where the electricity deposited on the local…
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