University of Maryland’s Eric Wachsman discussed the role of solid oxide fuel cells in a balanced national energy strategy to open the 10th International Symposium on SOFC: Materials, Science, and…
Read More[flash http://ceramictechweekly.org/wp-content/video/2013_shot_glass2.flv mode=1 f={image=http://ceramictechweekly.org/wp-content/video/2013_shot_glass.jpg}] One of the highlights of the Expo each year during the ICACC conference is the Shot Glass Drop Competition sponsored by the Schott North America. The…
Read More2013 Program Chair Sujanto Widjaja opens the ICACC’13 Plenary Session. Credit: ACerS. The first “business” day of the ICACC’13 meeting plenary and award speakers (plus the awarding of the best…
Read MoreAt the 37th International Conference and Exposition on Applied Ceramics and Composites, Sunday was a big day for arrivals, registration plus a pleasant ocean-side atmosphere for meeting old and new friends…
Read MoreMore than 250 people are here at the 2013 Electronic Materials and Applications currently underway in Orlando, Fla. It still feels like a small, intimate meeting even though organizers expanded…
Read MoreDOD cuts force change in plenary speakers at Electronic Materials and Applications meeting this week
Susan Trolier-McKinstry to deliver Friday’s EMA plenary after AFOSR speaker cancels. Last week I wrote about a memo sent by the deputy secretary of DOD to the entire agency encouraging…
Read MoreL.K. Sharma (Joint Secretary of InCerS and Scientist-in-Charge of India’s Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute), second from left, greeted the ACerS delegation visiting India, which includes Jay Singh (left),…
Read MoreMarija Kosec, from lecture, “Towards small size ferroelectrics” (click on image to watch). I have received several inquiries about the possible death of Marija Kosec. Unfortunately, Kosec indeed died in…
Read More“Massive open online courses” initiatives will not be confined to the West. India, via YouTube, has just launched a fairly impressive array of free, organized, undergraduate-level lectures that appear to be aimed, in…
Read MoreEMA 2012: Beautiful weather beckoned conferees outdoors during the break. Credit: ACerS. 2013 will be a big year for big meetings, and January starts of with two of ACerS’ biggest:…
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