Yesterday Owens-Illinois Inc., a company that describes itself as the world’s largest maker of glass containers, delivered a strategic signal to its customers and competitors, with the announcement it would be…
Read MoreYesterday Owens-Illinois Inc., a company that describes itself as the world’s largest maker of glass containers, delivered a strategic signal to its customers and competitors, with the announcement it would be…
Read More• A sand mine in a small west coast of Scotland village has reopened and aims to export up to 100,000 tons of sand a year. Lochaline Quartz Sand, a…
Read MoreI’ve known for some time that glass–ceramic products can be machined, but I actually have never seen it done, so seeing that process and what tools have to be used,…
Read MoreScreenshot of new online ceramicSOURCE homepage. It’s time for my annual plug for The American Ceramic Society’s great “marketplace” tool—the “ceramicSOURCE‘ directory. Actually, ceramicSOURCE is two nearly identical directories. The…
Read MoreGizmag has a new story by David Szondy about research on 3D rapid-prototype printing of ceramic objects at University of West England, Bristol and a new grant the school has received…
Read More• University of Sheffield researchers have shown that glass could be a better method for long-term storage, transport and disposal of intermediate level nuclear waste. ILW makes up more than…
Read MoreMaterials research is getting a nice shot in the arm with Eastman Chemical Co. and North Carolina State University reaching agreement on a new six-year, $10 million multidisciplinary research project. A joint…
Read MoreHere’s what we’re hearing: Morgan Thermal Ceramics offers manufacturing capability and engineering expertise for fired refractory shapes in metals market Morgan Thermal Ceramics announces the availability of fired refractory shapes,…
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