Bookshelf at ACerS main office. What’s on your bookshelf? Credit: ACerS. I was a student for enough years that this time of year brings on an imprinted urge to own…
Read MoreGlobal requirement for medical device coatings by region, 2010-2017. Credit: BCC Research. Next week ACerS will be holding its first Innovations in Biomedical Materials conference with aim of generating some…
Read MoreMS&T’11 Plenary Session: Credit: ACerS A couple of weeks ago, Eileen described how the materials field is in something of a bind because of the economic slowdown and the potential…
Read MoreA reconstructed soda lime silicate Pyrex glass bowl fractured by thermal shock. Credit: George Quinn. Not all Pyrex glass cookware is made the same. Surprised? So was I when I…
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I have heard of a lot of honorary and informal titles in science and technical fields, but Wolfgang Rossner’s “King of Ceramics” appellation has got to be one of the best,…
Read MoreA packed plenary session from last year’s MS&T. This year’s conference focuses on the latest materials science and engineering—all part of gaining and keeping the competitive edge in tough economic…
Read MoreReldon Cooper. Credit: Du-Co Ceramics Co. We are sad to note that Reldon Cooper, a longtime member and corporate leader within The American Ceramic Society, has died at the age…
Read MoreA US House of Representatives Financial Services Committee, circa 2004. The current Congress is not going to finalize the FY’13 budget by the Oct. 1 start of the fiscal year…
Read MoreCheck ’em out: September California workshop to explore plans for National Network for Manufacturing Innovation The Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office, in partnership with state and national organizations, is inviting…
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