Desktop printing at the nano level Currently, most nanofabrication is done in multibillion-dollar centralized foundries. Now a desktop nanofabrication tool slightly larger than a printer is said to allow fabrication…
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Researchers from Uppsala University’s Nanotechnology and Functional Materials Division, Sweden, have developed a novel magnesium carbonate material with world record breaking surface area and water adsorption properties, according to this…
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Artist’s rendering shows how the Fraunhofer IAO building in Stuttgart, Germany could be fitted with a colorful solar façade. Credit: Fraunhofer IOF. Until now, covering a building’s roof or façade…
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Concurrent engineering, collaborative engineering, simultaneous engineering—whatever they may have been called, many approaches have been tried to bridge the gap between product designers and the folks whose job it is…
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What is glass? Keck Foundation award supports University of Akron research Three University of Akron researchers hoping to uncover the mysteries of glass formation have received a $1 million…
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Developed by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Heliotrope Technologies, universal smart window coating is an inexpensive nanocomposite electrochromic coating said to allow dynamic control of the amounts of heat and…
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We know, we know…we’re the American CERAMIC Society. But this bit of video from North Carolina State University (Raleigh), where researchers at the university have used 3D printing to produce…
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In Booras’ Formation, Fault, Fracture, each of the three bits represents a different stage in the service life of the implement. “They are displayed as both monuments and artifacts, providing witness…
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Digging into the archives again—this one is from the June 1958 ACerS Bulletin. For our bifocalled readers (which includes us), the sign says “Crude Pots, Inc. Prehistoric Ceramics.”
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Just for fun, we delved into the ACerS Bulletin archives and found this cartoon from the March 1954 issue. Enjoy and have a great weekend!
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