Ceramic Tech Today

News from the glass and refractory ceramics world

By P. Carlo Ratto / July 28, 2014

News from the glass and refractory ceramics world.

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GE’s sweet new fuel cell tech makes the most of ceramic materials

By Jessica McMathis / July 28, 2014

GE has taken its R&D destiny into its own hands, creating an internal startup to manufacture a new fuel cell technology that can produce between 1 and 10 megawatts of power at a generation efficiency of 65 percent.

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Video: Magnetic clay waffles between forces of nature to create ceramic art

By April Gocha / July 25, 2014

Dutch artist Jólan van der Wiel is creating attractive art by using magnetics to pull metallic clay into dynamic shapes.

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By April Gocha / July 25, 2014

Ceramics and glass business news of the week for July 25, 2014.

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Study: Americans still love their gadgets, but smarter tech means less energy consumption

By Jessica McMathis / July 24, 2014

A new study shows that despite the fact that U.S. households use more consumer electronic devices than ever before, our electronics are more energy efficient than they’ve ever been. Thanks to smart TVs and a growing shift from desktop to tablet, in 2013 there was a significant decline in the amount of energy our smarter household electronics require.

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Apple who? Kyocera changes the conversation with talk of its own sapphire screen

By Jessica McMathis / July 23, 2014

Apple isn’t the only kid on the sapphire block—this time around, it’s Kyocera who’s making waves with talk of its own sapphire-screened smartphone.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By April Gocha / July 23, 2014

Other materials stories that may be of interest for July 23, 2014.

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Student-designed catalytic converter “greens” up your lawnmower for little green

By April Gocha / July 22, 2014

A group of students from the University of California, Riverside is hoping to make yard work more eco-friendly with the development of a simple add-on contraption that can remove 93 percent of pollutants from gas lawnmower exhaust.

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Bubble wrap for more than packing and popping: Bubbles as mobile, self-contained laboratories

By April Gocha / July 22, 2014

George M. Whitesides and his team at Harvard have developed a potential new healthcare tool that is incredibly simple, cheap, and functional—bubble wrap as mobile laboratory storage vials.

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News from the glass and refractory ceramics world

By P. Carlo Ratto / July 21, 2014

News from the glass and refractory ceramics world

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