When it comes to the displays of our smartphones and tablets, Corning Inc. is definitely one of the major players. Now it looks like Corning will be stepping up and…
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CMCs for power plant applications (Science Network Western Australia) Scientists at the School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences (Beijing) and the School of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering,…
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Representatives of the American Ceramic Society (led by Richard Brow) and the Chinese Ceramic Society led by Peng Shou, along with leaders from the International Commission on Glass team met…
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Next time you are driving in the rain, think about the engineering that ensures road signs and road markings are visible. Or just wear your sunglasses. Credit: 3M; You…
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CoorsTek acquires Dynamic-Ceramic (Wall Street Journal) CoorsTek Inc., manufacturer of technical ceramics supplying critical components to high-technology markets, has acquired Dynamic-Materials (Ceramics) Ltd. (Crewe, England) and its wholly owned subsidiary Dynamic-Ceramic…
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L. David Pye (standing) delivered the keynote address at the opening of the 23rd International Congress on Glass. This picture is from the recent PACRIM–GOMD meeting in San Diego, Calif.…
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Owens Corning, a global producer of glass fiber reinforcements for composite systems and residential and commercial building materials, has announced a manufacturing supply alliance with Xingtai Jinniu Fiberglass Company. The…
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NREL drives toward the future with fuel cell EVs Efforts currently underway at the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory are contributing to rapid progress in the research, development and…
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Last week Thomson Reuters issued their annual journal impact factor statistics. For those in the scholarly publishing business, these metrics are indicators of a journal’s quality and how it stacks…
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• Siemens is set to close its Israeli solar power division, having failed to find a buyer. It only bought Solel Solar Systems in 2009, but has lost close to €1…
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