Here is what we are hearing: Harper contracts with Orbite Aluminae for revolutionary high-purity alumina processing systems Harper International, world leader in thermal processing solutions for advanced materials, announced a…
Read MoreUS PV Installations by market segment and quarter, 2011-Q2 2012. Credit: GTM Research. Today’s Wall Street Journal reports that despite the seeming predominance of negative business news about solar panel…
Read MoreHere is what we are hearing: Lynas rockets after Malaysian plant approved (Sydney Morning Herald) Lynas Corp. stock soared by almost 60 per cent after the company received a temporary…
Read MoreGermany-based advanced ceramics manufacturer CeramTec recently created a YouTube channel for itself and over the last two weeks has published several short videos (most available in English and German versions)…
Read MoreMS&T’11 Plenary Session: Credit: ACerS A couple of weeks ago, Eileen described how the materials field is in something of a bind because of the economic slowdown and the potential…
Read More• Indian textiles company Arvind Ltd. has commissioned a new manufacturing facility to manufacture glass fabrics in India. It has formed a joint venture with German company PD Fibre Glass…
Read MoreCheck these out … Waste cooking oil makes bioplastics cheaper ‘Bioplastics’ that are naturally synthesized by microbes could be made commercially viable by using waste cooking oil as a starting…
Read MoreHere is what we are hearing: MTC launches high-temperature bimorph range Morgan Technical Ceramics is extending its electro ceramics portfolio, with the launch of a new range of high temperature…
Read MoreI have heard of a lot of honorary and informal titles in science and technical fields, but Wolfgang Rossner’s “King of Ceramics” appellation has got to be one of the best,…
Read More• A new £5.4 million white flint furnace is now fully operational at glass manufacturer, Beatson Clark, UK. The furnace has a capacity of 200 tons per day and gives…
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