Ceramic Tech Today

Geoff Brennecka

By Deidre Haignere / May 9, 2013

Geoff Brennecka is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering and the Colorado Center for Advanced Ceramics at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado. He…

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Two-dimensional MXene carbides pack four times more lithium

By Eileen De Guire / May 7, 2013

Hydroxyl terminated MXene Ti3C2 with monolayers of hydrazine molecules between the MXene layers. Credit: Vadym Mochalin, Drexel University. The cover story of the April issue of the ACerS Bulletin described…

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Point Source Power leverages ‘Votosynthesis’ to bring down scale of SOFCs

By Eileen De Guire / May 7, 2013

If you read this blog often, you may notice a few similarities between Power Practical’s PowerPot thermoelectric power generation devices, and a new solid oxide few cell gadget being offered…

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Eileen De Guire / May 7, 2013

New mechanism converts natural gas to energy faster, captures CO2 Chemical engineering researchers have identified a new mechanism to convert natural gas into energy up to 70 times faster, while…

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News from the glass and refractory ceramics worlds

By Eileen De Guire / May 6, 2013

• A Longueuil facility that prepares about 70 percent of Quebec’s glass for recycling is shutting down, and the company’s management says it isn’t sure where the glass will end…

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Rare earth oxides found to produce superhydrophobic ceramics

By Eileen De Guire / May 3, 2013

Video of REO hydrophobic surfaces in action. Credit: MIT News Office; YouTube. I meant to write about this topic several months ago when the editors of Nature Materials published a…

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By Eileen De Guire / May 3, 2013

Corning announces expansion of clean-air products facilities Corning Inc. announced that its board of directors has approved a capital expenditure plan of approximately $250 million to increase manufacturing capacity of…

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MesoCoat grand opening and U. Buffalo research signal retooling of ‘Rust Belt’ region

By Eileen De Guire / May 3, 2013

This video shows the process developed by MesoCoat (Euclid, Ohio) to clad the interior surface of carbon steel pipe with a corrosion-resistant stainless steel layer. The company celebrated a “grand…

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Eileen De Guire / April 30, 2013

New LED streetlight design curbs light pollution Recent innovations in LEDs have improved the energy efficiency of streetlights, but, until now, their glow still wastefully radiated beyond the intended area.…

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Empa claims new ceramic foam approach advances diesel filter structure

By Eileen De Guire / April 30, 2013

“Honeycomb” monolith diesel exhaust filter on left compared to Empa’s ceramic foam substrate filter, right. Credit: Empa. By this time next year, Europe will be enforcing a tough, new standard…

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