Ceramic sanitary ware and tile manufacturer Ceramic Industries CEO Nick Booth expects to see an uptick in the residential construction market by the middle of next year, which would bode…
Read MoreThe China Research & Intelligence Agency has released a new report predicting a 20% demand increase in the Chinese ceramics market over 2009. Released earlier this month, the report, titled,…
Read MoreAccording to StockMarketsReview.com, shares of India-based tile maker Bell Ceramics Ltd. rose by the daily 5% upper limit on Monday after the company said that one of its promoters is…
Read MoreA Cornell University professor of psychology has a new approach to fostering networking among Latin American scientists and their North American colleagues: a special free bilingual website named CienciAmérican (Science…
Read MorePot-shaped filters, like those above, are used to remove bacteria from water in Guatemala. The filters are typically made out of native sawdust and clay, and imported colloidal silver. (Credit:…
Read MoreU.S. and Chinese energy officials announced plans for cooperative clean energy research centers in July 2009. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced the formation of two new joint United States—China…
Read MoreI just received the sad news that one of the legends of materials science and of science, in general, Rustum Roy, passed away last week. Although he was a stellar…
Read MoreResearchers at Polytechnic University (Hong Kong) demonstrated that sandwiching a simple layer of silver nanoparticles can significantly improve the performance of transistors found in consumer electronics. The findings were published…
Read More“Dry water.” Credit: ACS. The American Chemical Society today distributed a story that came out of one of its meetings regarding the use of “dry water” powder as a medium…
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