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Videos of the week: Concentrix’s concentrating photovoltaic technology

By / March 29, 2011

Last week I posted about a utility-scale concentrating photovoltaic being built in the San Diego–Imperial Valley area using CPV units built by Concentrix, a division of Soitec. Soitec, based in…

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Another step towards practical superinsulation? Cabot launches new aerogel additives for coatings

By / March 29, 2011

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,…

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San Diego area getting new grid link, 150 MW concentrating photovoltaic system and manufacturer

By / March 25, 2011

The San Diego area has been building out a special electrical transmission line, called the Sunrise Powerlink, which is opening up possibilities of creating utility-scale renewable energy options in nearby…

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CM Furnaces turning 65

By / March 24, 2011

I 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…

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Tres Amigas likely to be one of first high-profile superconductor grid project

By / March 23, 2011

Credit: 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…

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Refractories here and there, West and East

By / March 23, 2011

Credit: 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…

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Ceramic and glass business news from this week

By / March 19, 2011

Here’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…

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Materials stories that may also be of interest

By / March 18, 2011

You 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…

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Denver Art Museum gets techical, too, with CoorsTek porcelain exhibit

By / March 18, 2011

Beakers, 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…

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Video of the week: Corning’s ‘A Day Made of Glass’

By / March 15, 2011

(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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