Cabot’s Enova 3110 aerogel particles. Credit: Cabot. In my mind, the holy grail for thermal insulation is a practical (i.e, inexpensive and easy to use) product that incorporates silica-based aerogel,…
Read MoreI recently received word that CM Furnaces in Bloomfield, N.J., is celebrating its 65th birthday this year. Although the company started out shortly after World War II as an enterprise…
Read MoreCredit: Tres Amigas LLC. Although it is sometimes mistakenly thought of as a monolith, the United State’s current “electric grid” is more or less an aggregate of two large and…
Read MoreCredit: Capital Refractories. I am currently in Missouri at the St. Louis Section/Refractory Ceramics Division 47th Annual Symposium that runs through March 24, 2011. The organizers, who include people such…
Read MoreHere’s what we are hearing: Trek introduces new high-frequency amplifier for MEMS Trek Inc., will introduce its new high-frequency amplifier, Model 2100HF, at the American Physical Society meeting being held…
Read MoreYou are curious, right? Check ’em out: Detecting conrete structure defects with acoustic emission analysis A vision of the ultimate battery (related to above story) The hazy anatomy of a potential…
Read MoreBeakers, such as this, and other porcelain lab equipment will be be part of an art exhibit opening in early June, which highlights the beauty of functional clay products manufactured…
Read More(h/t to KB) Corning recently published a video, “A Day Made of Glass,” which the company says is its vision for the future with specialty glass. It’s an interesting video…
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