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Danielson says ceramists have a home at ARPA-E

By / January 22, 2010

David Danielson, one of the project directors of DOE’ relatively new $400 million ARPA-E program gave today’s keynote presentation at the ACerS’ Electronic Materials and Applications conference. Danielson has a…

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A123 Systems Expands Production

By / January 18, 2010

A123 Systems, a company we have been following closely (subscription required), announced a major expansion of its production capacity. A123 already has one plant running near Detroit, and there is…

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Next generation lighting gets $37M from DOE

By / January 15, 2010

The DOE signaled today that intends to continue to support

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American solar thermal firm to shine in China

By / January 11, 2010

Reuters reported that concentrating solar thermal (CST) company eSolar has reached a deal to license its technology to a Chinese power equipment maker that plans to build a 2,000 megawatt…

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Startup gets funding for two-bladed wind turbine

By / January 7, 2010

According to a press release, the Berkeley-based startup Nordic Windpower expects to change the landscape of wind farms. Within a few years, CEO Tom Carbone says, Californians may expect to…

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Refractory ceramics appear on “very high concern” list

By / January 7, 2010

The Member State Committee of the European Chemicals Agency have identified 15 new chemical substances for the list of substances of very high concern as carcinogens. This list can be…

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New report shows advanced ceramics in demand

By / December 29, 2009

A recently released report by the Freedonia Group shows that advanced ceramics will continue to penetrate applications such as capacitors, cutting tools, orthopedic joint implants and membranes, where they are…

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SBIR, STTR in jeopardy

By / December 16, 2009

In a new story on Nature’s website, Karl Thiel reports that the reauthorization of the Small Business Innovative Research program is in trouble because of a disagreement about the role…

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Marina R. Pascucci 2010–2011

Video of the week – Marina Pascucci on polycrystalline transparent ceramic materials and missile dome production

By / December 16, 2009

Marina Pascucci, president of CeraNova Corp., describes how her company fabricates the domes – the curved or pointed leading surfaces – of missiles. In this context, she explains how polycrystalline…

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Ceramic materials incorporated in fire-fighting concept vehicle

By / December 8, 2009

Not in actual production, but Yanko Design is trying to stretch the possibilities with a new type of all-terrain vehicle for forest fire fighters to do recon and actual fire…

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