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By / April 3, 2012

ÉireComposites’ new large-blade tooling uses alternating layers of ceramic cement and carbon fiber/PEEK, with embedded heating elements. Credit: ÉireComposites. Check ’em out: Direct influence of residual stress on the bending…

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Ceramic world mourns loss of Gian Nicola Babini

By / April 3, 2012

Gian Nicola Babini, 1944-2012. Credit ISTEC CNR. There has been heartfelt sorrow across the international ceramic community upon learning that Gian Nicola Babini, outstanding educator, visionary and strong advocate of…

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Photoblogging from 48th Symposium on Refractories in St. Louis

By Eileen De Guire / March 30, 2012

Rick Volk from Uni-Ref, Inc. was RCD’s 2012 T.J. Planje Award winner. On Wednesday and Thursday I attended the 48th Symposium on Refractories sponsored by the St. Louis Section and…

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ACerS members: A change to Society’s homepage login

By / March 26, 2012

Important alert for all members of The American Ceramic Society who use the ACerS website – ACerS is converting to a new web-based association management system that will make the…

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Ceramic materials as enablers of clean and green technologies

By Eileen De Guire / March 23, 2012

Materials engineering will drive development of the next generation of energy efficient vehicles. Credit: Wikipedia. News is ubiquitous about efforts and advances in the realm of energy, often in the…

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Rare earth elements is subject of D.C. area radio show featuring ACerS’ Steve Freiman

By Eileen De Guire / March 21, 2012

ACerS past president was a guest on a recent radio broadcast to discuss rare earth elements. Credit: Wikipedia. Steve Freiman, ACerS past president, was a guest on the Kojo Nnamdi…

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Students and Young Professionals look forward to ICC4-CLS

By Eileen De Guire / March 16, 2012

The 4th International Congress on Ceramics with the 3rd Ceramic Leadership Summit track ACerS director of membership and marketing, Megan Bricker, coordinates the Society’s outreach to students and young professionals.…

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Previews of the latest articles in the Journal of the American Ceramic Society

By / March 15, 2012

New papers that have been accepted for publication in the Journal of the American Ceramic Society are posted to “Early View” on the Wiley website and can be read even before…

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Ceramitec 2012 to showcase 600 international manufacturers

By Eileen De Guire / March 13, 2012

A scene from the exhibit hall at Ceramitec 2009. Credit:AlexSchelbert.de; Munich Trade Fairs International Group In just ten weeks, the Ceramitec 2012 trade fair opens in Munich, Germany, and it’s…

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Boeing’s CTO John Tracy and industry leaders to speak on trends in materials and aerospace at ICC4

By Eileen De Guire / March 9, 2012

Boeing’s 787 making its debut in Europe at the Farnborough Airshow in England in 2010. The ICC4 Aerospace track focuses on opportunities for advanced engineered ceramics in new aircraft systems.…

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