International

Glass conference in Sicily to focus on energy, information; student scholarships available

By / October 19, 2012

The International Materials Institute for New Functionalities in Glass, in association with the Engineering Conferences International, is sponsoring a conference Jan. 6–11, 2013, under the theme of “Functional Glasses: Properties and…

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By / October 18, 2012

Here is what we are hearing: Zircoa: A corporate model for “Veterans Opportunity to Work” legislation Recenctly, Zircoa Inc. of Solon, Ohio, had the distinct honor of a visit from…

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“The Magic of Ceramics,” plus new books on glass ceramics, composites and Ceramic Transactions volumes ready for shipping

By Eileen De Guire / October 17, 2012

If you describe yourself as a ceramic engineer or ceramic scientist, you are willing to be different, and you probably have had the experience of explaining to lay folk (like…

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News from the glass and refractory ceramics worlds

By P. Carlo Ratto / October 16, 2012

• Anchor Glass Containers, part of Ardagh Group, is to receive 6.6 megawatts in low-cost electricity, which will allow the company to retain 340 jobs and invest approximately $37.2 million…

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By / October 11, 2012

Here’s what we are hearing: Morgan Ceramics promotes efficiencies in Asia’s power sector through next-gen thermal insulation solutions and precision-engineering capabilities Morgan Ceramics, a division of Morgan Crucible Co., one…

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News from the glass and refractory worlds

By P. Carlo Ratto / October 7, 2012

• Japanese electronics company Hitachi has unveiled slivers of glass that can store digital information for millions of years. The company said the slivers of quartz glass can endure extreme temperatures…

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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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Silicon oxides enable advances in digital memory storage at Rice U. and Hitachi

By / October 4, 2012

(a) Schematic of the unipolar switching in SiOx, showing the typical set (red) and reset (blue) I-V curves (9). (b) Schematic of the SiOx thin-walled structure for in situ TEM…

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UNITECR is when the world of refractories meets; call for papers deadline looms

By / October 3, 2012

Scientists, engineers and even business people in the field of ceramics like to describe ceramics as an “enabling” material. What we typically mean is that often ceramic materials serve as…

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Other materials science stories that may be of interest

By / October 1, 2012

You probably already know there is some really interesting stuff going on in the materials field. Here is some of the latest: Project aims to convert waste into construction materials…

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