International

Flowerpot like ceramic filters purify water for drinking, cooking

By Eileen De Guire / February 12, 2013

James Smith discusses PureMadi and MadiDrops—porous clay water purification systems—how they work and the hopes behind it. Credit: UVA, YouTube. Access to potable water is a priority of the World…

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News from the glass and refractory ceramics worlds

By / February 4, 2013

• Nippon Electric Glass Co. has succeeded in increasing width (up to 20 millimeters) and further reducing thickness (down to 4 micrometers) of glass-ribbon, achieving the widest and thinnest glass-ribbon…

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ICACC’13 Photoblog #3 from Daytona Beach

By / February 1, 2013

University of Maryland’s Eric Wachsman discussed the role of solid oxide fuel cells in a balanced national energy strategy to open the 10th International Symposium on SOFC: Materials, Science, and…

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By / February 1, 2013

Here is what we are hearing: Energy secretary resigning from Obama Cabinet (cnn.com) Energy Secretary Steven Chu will resign from President Barack Obama’s Cabinet in coming weeks, he told Energy…

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Crocodile scale formation—more materials science than biology

By / February 1, 2013

Crocodile skin sections (left) indicate that cracks correspond to epidermal bulges that reach the stiff underlying tissues. Immunohistochemistry (right) indicates increased cell proliferation (green) within the skin grooves corresponding to…

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European diesel-electric hybrids prove efficiency, savings

By / January 31, 2013

[add credit line] In mid-2011, Peugeot plans to launch the world’s first production-scale diesel-electric hybrid passenger car. According to a Peugeot press release, the company claims their 3008 HYbrid4 HYmotion4…

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By / January 31, 2013

Here is what we are hearing: Osram Brilliant Mix LED concept: Universal controller simplifies electronic control The Brilliant Mix LED color mixing concept from Osram Opto Semiconductors is now even…

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ICACC’13 Photoblog #2 from Daytona Beach

By / January 29, 2013

2013 Program Chair Sujanto Widjaja opens the ICACC’13 Plenary Session. Credit: ACerS. The first “business” day of the ICACC’13 meeting plenary and award speakers (plus the awarding of the best…

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And the winners are … graphene and brains!

By Eileen De Guire / January 29, 2013

The European Union is backing graphene and brains with the award of two enormous research projects. Credit: EC. Peter called it. Last week he told us about hints that the…

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News from the glass and refractory ceramics worlds

By P. Carlo Ratto / January 26, 2013

• UK company Magma Ceramics & Catalysts has bought a 6000-square-meter manufacturing building in Vietnam to support its ceramics division, situated between Hanoi and Haiphong. Building modifications will commence in…

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