Faye Oney

Researcher taking a glass sample

Glass researchers: Show off your work in a short video!

By Faye Oney / March 22, 2017

Glass researchers: It’s time to brag about your work in a short video! ACerS Glass and Optical Materials Division is encouraging its members to create videos about the important research they’re doing.

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Rebecca Geier leading a workshop

Learn how to improve marketing ROI at Marketing for Manufacturers Forum workshop

By Faye Oney / March 20, 2017

The Marketing for Manufacturers Forum on April 24 will include a workshop on how to improve your marketing ROI led by Rebecca Geier, CEO of TREW Marketing. In this interview, she discusses how marketing has changed and what attendees can expect to learn in her workshop.

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ABET to hold informational retraining session for accreditation evaluators

By Faye Oney / March 17, 2017

ABET is holding a retraining session for those who are involved in the accreditation process, on Tuesday April 18, 7:15-9:30pm MST in Phoenix, Ariz. Interested participants can register to attend in person or remotely.

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Manufacturing is changing, continues to grow—requiring new set of skills for workers

By Faye Oney / March 14, 2017

Manufacturing is changing as new technologies improve efficiencies. As the industry continues to grow, companies will need to find and train workers willing to learn new skill sets.

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Robot lifting 100 lb. object

Video: Will robots replace humans? Google’s new robot Handle acts strangely human

By Faye Oney / March 8, 2017

Will robots take over human activities? Watch as Handle, the newest robot from Boston Dynamics, shows off its humanlike capabilities in this video.

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Scientist holding ceramic material the size of a quarter

Environmentally-friendly method of manufacturing ceramics may reduce carbon footprint, render kilns obsolete

By Faye Oney / March 3, 2017

Scientists at ETH Zurich have discovered a way to create ceramic materials using cold sintering—which could someday replace huge energy-consuming kilns currently used to manufacture ceramics and cements.

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Flat screen pixels

Glass relaxation research may improve quality of display screens

By Faye Oney / February 28, 2017

In their study of glass relaxation behavior, two researchers are hoping to improve resolution in display screen technology.

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Engineers Week: Time to reflect on the many engineering achievements around us

By Faye Oney / February 23, 2017

Happy Engineers Week! To celebrate engineering’s achievements, Engineers Without Borders USA created a contest to generate awareness of the engineering marvels in our daily lives.

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lineup of portable bio sensors

Video: Handheld sensors made of nanostructured glass and thin metal films can test for various diseases

By Faye Oney / February 22, 2017

A graduate student at the University of North Carolina created a portable solution to the cumbersome and expensive disease diagnostic tools currently on the market—watch how he used nanotechnology to create a simple biosensor using glass and thin metal films.

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Dr. Richardson at podium

Kathleen Richardson to speak at 2017 Malcolm G. McLaren Symposium

By Faye Oney / February 20, 2017

Kathleen Richardson will present the 2017 Malcolm G. McLaren Distinguished Lecture on Friday March 31 at the 2017 Malcolm G. McLaren Lecture Symposium at Rutgers University. She will speak on the topic, “Chalcogenide glasses—a versatile platform for innovations in the infrared.”

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