Manufacturing

New projects worth millions announced on Materials Genome Initiative second anniversary

By Eileen De Guire / June 25, 2013

The Materials Genome Initiative aspires to reduce by half the time from materials discovery to manufacture. Credit: MGI; OSTP.    The Materials Genome Initiative turned two yesterday, and the White…

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By / June 21, 2013

Corning’s Willow Glass will be available by the end of 2013 or early 2014; possibly heading to Apple’s iWatch At Bloomberg’s June 17 Next Big Thing Summit, Corning’s Waguih Ishak,…

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News from the glass and refractory ceramics worlds

By P. Carlo Ratto / June 17, 2013

• Hindusthan National Glass & Industries Ltd. and other existing promoters of HNG Float Glass Ltd. have established an equal joint venture partnership with Trakya Cam Sanayii AS of Turkey to…

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Cree moves in commercial, retail markets show quickly developing state of LED applications

By / June 14, 2013

I hope this story doesn’t come off as a promotion for Cree Inc., but a number of coincidental observations and news threads had me thinking about the company and the…

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By / June 14, 2013

  Owens Corning introduces new Sustaina glass veil at Techtextil 2013 Owens Corning introduced a new glass-based solution for construction, transportation and pipe rehabilitation during the Techtextil trade show in…

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News from the glass and refractory ceramics worlds

By / June 10, 2013

• Owens Corning has formed a partnership with Chinese glass fiber producer Taishan Fiberglass. Taishan is a subsidiary of China National Materials Group (Sinoma). The partnership will grow the use…

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By / June 10, 2013

PPG publishes updated Starphire glass edge color guide PPG Industries has updated the Starphire glass edge color guide, which highlights the unique jewel-like blue edge appearance of Starphire ultra-clear glass…

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Update: Ceramic technology for auto emissions sensors evolves

By Jim Destefani / June 6, 2013

EmiSense’s NOx sensor features a planar HTCC alumina insulator and yttria-stabilized zirconia sensing element with simplified geometry the company says should lower cost and improve durability. Credit: EmiSense As global…

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News from the glass and refractory ceramics worlds

By Eileen De Guire / June 3, 2013

• Turkey’s leading glassmaker Sisecam plans a series of share sales by its publicly traded companies, hoping to attract new long-term investors, with the aim to increase free float. Sisecam…

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By Eileen De Guire / May 31, 2013

Surmet’s large-scale transparent aluminum oxynitride armor window. The company is on track to scale up fabrication processes to double the size of the windows in the next year. Credit: Surmet.…

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