Ceramic Tech Today

News from the glass and refractory ceramics worlds

By P. Carlo Ratto / December 17, 2012

• NSG is to put a float line at its Cowley Hill, UK site on hot hold. The CH2 Float Line in Cowley Hill will be kept out of operation…

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US coalition for stronger glass officially launched

By / December 14, 2012

Credit: Lou Mattos et al. Talk to anyone that works with glass, and sooner or later they are going to lament the fact that the strength of currently available glass…

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What can brain science teach us about Christmas wish lists?

By Eileen De Guire / December 14, 2012

Credit: von Dobschütz; Wikimedia. About this time every year, I pluck from my family’s central posting system—the refrigerator door—those precious expressions of their hearts’ desires: their Christmas lists. Even though I…

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ACerS offers special holiday dues discount for CTT readers

By / December 14, 2012

Just in time for the Holidays—here is a special offer for Ceramic Tech Today readers and subscribers who are not already ACerS members. This blog is a project of The American…

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Glass Commission, Penn State looking for young scientist Weyl award nominations

By / December 14, 2012

In 2010, Corning’s John Mauro (center) won the W.A. Weyl Award, which was presented by ICG President Fabiano Nicoletti and Penn State’s Carlo Pantano. Nominations are now open for the 2013…

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By / December 13, 2012

Here is what we are hearing: Nexceris offers materials testing services In addition to Nexceris’ materials and process development expertise, the company has assembled an impressive suite of equipment to…

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Johnson Controls likely out, Wanxiang in as A123 System owner

By / December 11, 2012

Chinese bidders apparently see more value in A123 Systems than the leading United States suitor, and, according to an article in the New York Times and in reports in other…

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By / December 11, 2012

Pretty interesting stuff: Micro fuel cells made of metallic glasses—power for your iPad? (Yale News) Engineers at Yale University have developed a new breed of micro fuel cell that could…

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Extreme testing: Mechanical testing of UHTCs at ultrahigh temperatures

By Eileen De Guire / December 11, 2012

These CT scans showing the formation of microcracks in ceramic composites under applied tensile loads at 1,750 degrees Celsius were obtained at Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source using a unique…

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News from the glass and refractory ceramics worlds

By P. Carlo Ratto / December 10, 2012

• Owens-Illinois is investing €140 million on strengthening its European operations in 2013. It aims to improve its quality, sustainability and capabilities to better support the needs of its European…

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