To treat autoimmune diseases, researchers are actively identifying and developing materials that provide control over the immune response. Researchers in Korea found graphene quantum dots may provide an effective treatment for inflammatory bowel diseases.
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PRCO America to build refractory plant in Kentucky, Enphase Energy partners with Excel Power to deliver solar projects in Australia, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for June 22, 2020.
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Though fiber cement is gaining ground, brick continues to be a popular material for exterior house walls. The Brick Industry Association put together a video highlighting some of the brick trends for 2020 in home and commercial exteriors and interiors.
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Self-healing bone cement, moiré patterns beyond 2D materials, and other materials stories that may be of interest for June 17, 2020.
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The idea of harnessing photons rather than electricity to produce heat has gained increasing attention in recent years. In a new research brief, ACerS Fellow Akio Ikesue and colleagues describe a photonic heating system based on transparent yttria alumina garnet ceramics.
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German Research Foundation approves new materials sciences research center, SiO2 Materials Science accelerates scale-up of primary packaging platform for vaccines, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for June 15, 2020.
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What happens when a company specializing in industrial heating technologies teams up with a seasoned pizzaiolo? You get a Neapolitan pizza cooked in record time! Find out how Kanthal engineers created the fast-baking electric oven.
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New forms of feldspars, the nature of glass-forming liquids, and other materials stories that may be of interest for June 10, 2020.
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The American Ceramic Society will award three members the honor of the organization’s 2020 Distinguished Life Members: Richard Brow, Alexandra Navrotsky, and Mrityunjay Singh.
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The American Ceramic Society will elevate 23 members to Fellow Status this year. The awards will be presented at the Society’s Annual Honor and Awards banquet at MS&T20 in Pittsburgh, Pa.
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