Manufacturing

Permanent R&D tax credit passes the House

By Jessica McMathis / May 14, 2014

Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to make permanent a tax break for companies who invest in research and development.

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New York: Concrete jungle where self-sufficient dreams are made of green roofs, streets that become gardens

By Jessica McMathis / May 14, 2014

What would New York City (home to some of the world’s tallest and newest skyscrapers) look like if its steely skyline was suddenly green?

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Biocompatible glass-ceramic implants may help hips live past expiration dates

By April Gocha / May 13, 2014

A new biocompatible glass ceramic implant technology may be able to replace metal acetabular cups in hip implants and improve flexibility and implant lifetime in hip replacement patients.

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‘Fastenating’—The art of making and testing ceramic screws (with video)

By Eileen De Guire / May 9, 2014

Researchers are testing a variety of ceramic screws to model stress distributions in service.

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By Eileen De Guire / May 9, 2014

Ceramics and glass business news of the week

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Spending panel smiles on NSF, NASA, NIST with 2015 budget bill

By Jessica McMathis / May 6, 2014

Lawmakers in the House of Representatives are backing a 2015 budget bill that ups funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF), NASA, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By Eileen De Guire / May 1, 2014

Ceramics and glass business news of the week

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Ceramics Expo 2015: Five things you need to know

By Jessica McMathis / April 23, 2014

As founding partner of Ceramics Expo (April 28–30, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio), ACerS is, in the words of Emeril Lagasse, “kicking it up a notch.”

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Additive manufacturing for everything from penguin beaks to electrophoretic deposition—and Easter chocolates

By April Gocha / April 18, 2014

The media for additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, run the gamut, but new developments widen the scope for electrophoretic deposition techniques and put Easter chocolates into the list of outputs for new 3D printers.

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By Eileen De Guire / April 17, 2014

Ceramics and glass business news of the week

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