Construction

Other materials stories that may be of interest

By / February 13, 2012

Check ’em out: UGA discovery uses ‘fracture putty’ to repair broken bone in days Broken bones in humans and animals are painful and often take months to heal. Studies conducted…

Read More

Other materials stories that may be of interest

By / February 7, 2012

Check ‘ em out: On relaxations and aging of various glasses Slow relaxation occurs in many physical and biological systems. “Creep” is an example from everyday life. When stretching a…

Read More

Video of the week – Corning’s ‘A Day Made of Glass 2: Unpacked. The Story Behind Corning’s Vision’

By / February 3, 2012

A year ago, Corning published a promotional video, “A Day Made of Glass… Made possible by Corning” that provide an intriguing peek into some of the technologies the company is…

Read More

Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By / February 3, 2012

Here is what we are hearing: Integration of Hanse Chemie Inc. USA, into Evonik Goldschmidt Corp. As of Jan. 1, 2012, the US Hanse Chemie business of Hanse Chemie AG…

Read More

Toughened, flexible silica aerogel? Joint Japanese–Chinese group shows how to do it

By / January 31, 2012

Demonstration of the flexibility of cellulose–silica composite aerogel. Credit: J. Cai et al.; Angewandte Chemie. This sounds like the type of breakthrough aerogel fans have yearning for. A newly published paper…

Read More

Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By / January 27, 2012

Here’s what we are hearing: Kyocera’s 315-watt, 80-cell solar module launches in the US Kyocera Solar Inc. has announced the launch of its highest-output solar module, the 80-cell KD 315.…

Read More

Minerals consumption: Tale of two countries

By / January 26, 2012

This is part of the chart USGS’s W. David Menzie presented today at a hearing in Washington, DC. Credit: USGS. Not totally surprising, but I hadn’t seen these number aggregated like…

Read More

UIUC group: Can unleashed spores heal concrete cracks?

By / January 25, 2012

A bacteria-induced mineral deposit. Credit: Paramita Mondal. Concrete is tough, but whether its a sidewalk, driveway, roadway or a structural part of a building, the material is subjected to many…

Read More

Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By / January 20, 2012

Here is what we are hearing: Spanish ceramic tile manufacturers are, once again, the largest presence at the trade fair February 7-10 are the dates for the 30th edition of…

Read More

Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By / January 11, 2012

Here is what we are hearing: ClearEdge Power lands world’s largest utility fuel cell deal Fuel cell maker ClearEdge Power has scored the mother of all utility deals: a 50…

Read More