Basic science

Serbian conference focuses on advanced ceramics for electronics and energy, cultural preservation

By Eileen De Guire / October 8, 2013

Delegates attending the second technical conference organized by the Serbian Ceramic Society in Belgrade, Serbia, Sept. 30–Oct. 1, 2013. (Credit: Mitic.)  Last week the Serbian Ceramic Society held its second…

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Jim Destefani / October 7, 2013

Other materials stories that may be of interest.

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Shape memory and superelasticity in zirconia

By Eileen De Guire / October 1, 2013

If small enough, zirconia rods exhibit shape memory and superelastic properties without crumbling.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Jim Destefani / September 30, 2013

Other materials stories that may be of interest.

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The glass science behind the flat screen

By Eileen De Guire / September 24, 2013

Two recent papers in the ACerS International Journal of Applied Glass Science by a Corning Inc. team show the science behind commercial glasses for LCD substrates.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Jim Destefani / September 23, 2013

Other materials stories that may be of interest.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Jim Destefani / September 16, 2013

Other materials stories that may be of interest.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Jim Destefani / September 9, 2013

Other materials stories that may be of interest.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Jim Destefani / September 3, 2013

Oxygen ‘sponge’ may lead to improved catalysts, energy materials Scientists at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., have developed a material that can easily…

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Semiconducting, mesoporous, glassy SiOC shows potential as sensor material

By Eileen De Guire / August 30, 2013

Glassy SiOC sensors responded well to NO2 below 400°C. Above 400°C, sensitivity to NO2 disappears, and they become responsive to H2, but the concentration is much higher—5 ppm for NO2 compared to 2,000 ppm for H2.

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