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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Eileen De Guire / October 8, 2012

We are at MS&T this week and a little busier than usual. We hope to bring back lots of news and information to tell you about. Meanwhile, here are a…

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A tale of two nitrides: Corrosion and damage protection coatings for tool steels

By Eileen De Guire / October 8, 2012

Schematic illustrations of micro-sized pores (structural defects) in (a) CrN- and (b) TiSiN-coated steels immersed in a corrosive solution. Micro-sized particles also exist in both types of coatings, in this…

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By / October 5, 2012

Here is what we are hearing: Tam Ceramics expands its custom materials processing and recycling program Tam Ceramics recently announced it has expanded its material processing and recycling services, and…

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New alkali halide scintillator single crystals for better homeland security, medical diagnosis

By Eileen De Guire / October 4, 2012

Scintillator single crystals glowing under exposure to UV light. The compositions are (left-to-right) Lu2SiO5:Ce, Gd3(Ga,Al)5O12:Ce and Lu2SiO5:Ce,Eu (Eu is a codopant ion). The diameter is about 30 mm, and the…

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By / September 28, 2012

Here is what we are hearing: Malvern launches the Zetasizer Nano ZSP to global audience Malvern Instruments conducted its global launch of an exciting addition to its Zetasizer family, bringing…

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Other materials science stories that may be of interest

By / September 18, 2012

Check ’em out: The CVD system coats solar panel substrates in the cycle. Credit: Fraunhofer IST. New processes for cost-efficient solar cell production The photovoltaic industry is pinning its hopes…

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By Eileen De Guire / September 13, 2012

Here’s what we’re hearing: Morgan Thermal Ceramics offers manufacturing capability and engineering expertise for fired refractory shapes in metals market Morgan Thermal Ceramics announces the availability of fired refractory shapes,…

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Three new ACerS books on glass-ceramics, ceramic composites and fracture

By Eileen De Guire / September 12, 2012

Bookshelf at ACerS main office. What’s on your bookshelf? Credit: ACerS. I was a student for enough years that this time of year brings on an imprinted urge to own…

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Hell’s kitchen: Thermal stress and glass cookware that shatters

By / August 31, 2012

A reconstructed soda lime silicate Pyrex glass bowl fractured by thermal shock. Credit: George Quinn. Not all Pyrex glass cookware is made the same. Surprised? So was I when I…

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Femto-second photography can capture the seen and unseen

By Eileen De Guire / August 28, 2012

The imaging work of MIT associate professor, Ramesh Raskar, is revolutionizing our knowledge of how light interacts with objects. In this TED talk from June 2012, he explains how his…

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