Porous, robocast glass scaffolds produced by scientists at Missouri University of Science and Technology not only bear significant weight but have been shown to promote bone ingrowth. Credit: B.A. Rupert/MS&T.…
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Amcor announced its intention to separate from its Australasia and Packaging Distribution (AAPD) business. Directors are of the view that the separation will enhance shareholder value by enabling each company…
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Beer bottling line featuring glass containers. Credit: EPA; Wikipedia. The 74th Conference on Glass Problems organized by the Glass Manufacturing Industry Council and Alfred University says it is…
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Owens-Illinois second quarter profits were down 0.8 percent from the same period last year due mainly to a decline in beer sales. Global volumes were down 1 percent, and any…
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DARPA’s COUGAR hollow core optical fibers transmit light at 99.7 percent its speed in air, according to the agency. Credit: DARPA. Optical fibers typically consist of a transparent core surrounded…
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Iluka Resources Ltd. expects to produce more zircon this year than previously forecast, as global demand for the mineral used for making ceramics increases. The Australian mining company lifted its…
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Imported from Europe, these toothpaste tubes really do contain NovaMin bioglass. Credit: Lipetz; GMIC (Editor’s note: Like many of you, the executive director of the Glass Manufacturing Industry Council,…
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Applications ranging from atomic clocks to medical diagnostics and calibrating astronomy instruments require laser light at various controlled frequencies. That requires frequency combs, which measure different colors of light. Now…
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Tses Glass (Pty) signed a project management and engineering agreement with the German-based Heye International GmbH for a new container glass plant. Construction the plant will start in May 2014…
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What is glass? Keck Foundation award supports University of Akron research Three University of Akron researchers hoping to uncover the mysteries of glass formation have received a $1 million…
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