Posts by Lisa McDonald
Ceramics and glass business news this week
Here’s what we are hearing: Horiba Scientific offers new instruments for partical analysis The new SZ-100 series instruments analyze key…
Read MoreLux Research weighs in on off-grid storage, non-platinum catalyst solutions
Lux Research continues to track materials and tech prospects as closely as anyone I know, and two recent reports show…
Read MoreDLC coatings reduce plowshare friction in soil
The humble plowshare may be the next beneficiary of sophisticated surface engineering using diamond-like carbon. Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute…
Read MoreUnited States launching materials ‘genome’ project
President Obama announced the launch of a Materials Genome Initiative during his speech at Carnegie Mellon University last week when…
Read MoreCeramic Leadership Summit: The business of doing business in the ceramics industry
The Ceramic Leadership Summit is about business – and the unique aspects of doing business in the ceramics industry. ACerS…
Read MoreWhite House invests $500M in Advanced Manufacturing Partnership
Last week President Obama unveiled a new initiative to invest in emerging technologies and create new manufacturing jobs and increase…
Read MoreARPA-E director hosting live chat this afternoon
Received from the DOE: ARPA-E Director Arun Majumdar to Host Live Chat on Innovation and Clean Energy On Wednesday, June…
Read MoreCeramics and glass business news this week
Here is what we are hearing: Rubicon Technology Malaysian polishing facility earns key endorsements, begins volume production of large-diameter sapphire…
Read MoreNew UK ceramic armor being tested that may cut weight 15-30%
From the United Kingdom comes a story about what is being described as a new, lighter-weight body armor material composed…
Read MoreJohn Cahn awarded 2011 Kyoto Prize for materials work
The Society just received word that the Inamori Foundation has just named John W. Cahn as the winner of its…
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