Posts by Lisa McDonald
Fellows Nominations Due Thursday, September 1
Only 1 week left to submit nominations for the next Class of Fellows. The deadline is Sept. 1 for elevation to Fellow in Oct. 2012. Visit Awards for details or contact Marcia Stout.
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news of the week
Here’s what we’re hearing: Corning prepares to again produce missile nosecones They called them Falcon, Hawk, Tartar, Sidewinder, Sparrow and…
Read MoreDefense agency soliciting proposals for materials research for countering WMDs
We received the following from the DOD Basic and Applied Sciences Directorate, Defense Threat Reduction Agency: DTRA’s mission is to…
Read MoreVideo of the week: Rice University demos technique to ‘write’ supercapacitors on sheets of graphite oxide
Credit: Rice University; YouTube A team led by Rice University professor Pulickel Ajayan has been experimenting with the property of…
Read MoreCeradyne leader Joel Moskowitz opens up on acquisitions, ceramics business
I first interviewed Ceradyne honcho Joel Moskowitz in 2009, and last week I ran into him again at the ACerS Ceramic…
Read MoreMaterials stories that may also be of interest
Check ’em out: Low-cost system spots failing bridges; new sensor technology helps make bridges safer Rice University researchers ‘armchair’ nanotubes…
Read MoreImproving MgO-containing castable refractories without excessive expansion
Much of the research we report on can be compared to thoroughbred racehorses: it’s elegant, confident, stunning and promising. Now…
Read MoreUniversity of Limoges developing composite ceramics for aeronautics applications
New advanced materials are often drivers of technologies, especially for aeronautics applications. Many materials have been developed to resist severe…
Read MoreHigh-Reliability Joining of Ceramic to Metal
To download a free copy of the paper, “High-Reliability Joining of Ceramic to Metal” that appeared in The American Ceramic…
Read MoreVideo of the week: From macro to micro—a 3D journey through ceramic structures
Pull out your Shrek souvenir red/green cardboard glasses. You will need them for this intriguing simulation video I found of…
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