Michael Eden is working to “bring together traditional ceramic craft skills and digital technology, including 3D printing, additive layer manufacturing and non-fired ceramic materials.” Credit: Michael Eden. I have no idea…
Read MoreCredit: Katie Fehrenbacher, GigaOm. Bloom Energy is making a big push to establish a foothold along the Eastern Seaboard. Today, Bloom is holding a ground-breaking ceremony a its new “Bloom…
Read MoreAbout 10 days ago, we reported that the BBC would be broadcasting a one-hour presentation on ceramic and glass science, but the broadcast would only be available to UK residents.…
Read MoreScreenshot of superconductors from BBC4 presentation of “Ceramics: How They Work.” Credit: BBC. I don’t have access to BBC channels (and I am unclear how much of the network’s programming…
Read MoreFor those of us living in the snow-prone regions of the US, potholes are a fact of life (and a source of great happiness for tire retailers). City and county…
Read More[flash http://ceramictechweekly.org/wp-content/video/droplet_jaeger_uChi.flv mode=1 f={image=http://ceramictechweekly.org/wp-content/video/droplet_jaeger_uChi.jpg}] Credit: Miskin and Jaeger; PNAS. Wait for it, wait for it, wait for it … I realize this brief video doesn’t appear to be doing anything…
Read MoreÉireComposites’ 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…
Read MoreThis video comes courtesy of our colleagues at MaterialsViews.com and Wiley’s Hope Inman. MaterialsViews has been experimenting with some new types of online presentations of various papers published in Wiley’s…
Read MoreSeveral times last week when participants in the MCARE meeting were looking at and test-driving the Chevy Volt, the question came up, “What happens to electric vehicle batteries when they…
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Steve Jung made the above presentation at ACerS’ Glass and Optical Materials Division 2011 annual meeting and conference. The video is about 15 minutes long. If you tend toward squeamishness,…
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