Ceramic Tech Today

Video: Khan Academy—A fresh, fun approach to online learning

By Eileen De Guire / December 21, 2011

The Squeeze Theorem explained by Sal Kahn, the creator of the online learning resource, Kahn Academy. Credit: Kahn Academy. Here’s a gem of a website that I wish I had…

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Rendering cotton self-cleaning by coating with titania and silver iodide

By Eileen De Guire / December 21, 2011

Typical SEM images of (a) N-TiO2-cotton and (b) AgI-N-TiO2-cotton. Reprinted with permission from ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, DOI: 10.1021/am201251d. Copyright 2011 American Chemical Society. A recent press release from the…

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Eileen De Guire / December 20, 2011

Check ’em out: Red, green and blue OLEDs with an active surface area of 2×2 millimeters, being tested for performance. Credit: Deutscher Zukunftpreis/Ansgar Pudenz. Electronics made of plastic Researchers at…

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Previews from the Journal of the American Ceramic Society

By Eileen De Guire / December 20, 2011

New papers that have been accepted for publication in the Journal of the American Ceramic Society are posted to “Early View” on the Wiley website and can be read even…

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Trendy tech transfer from ARPA-E — “America’s Next Top Energy Innovator Challenge”

By Eileen De Guire / December 20, 2011

National Renewable Energy Laboratory scientists found multiple uses for thin film lithium ion conductors – for batteries and for solar cells. Credit National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Taking a page from…

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Federal budget 2012—Congress starts committing to R&D funding

By Eileen De Guire / December 19, 2011

Congress has finalized the first three of twelve parts of the FY’12 federal budget. So far, things look relatively promising for STEM R&D. Credit: Congressional Budget Office. In November Congress…

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By Eileen De Guire / December 15, 2011

Here’s what we’re hearing (from press releases, news stories and blogs) Lancaster Products introduces the Model K-3.5 Hi-intensive industrial mixer Lancaster Products has added the new model K-3.5 Mixer to…

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Engineered proppants for hydrofracturing

By Eileen De Guire / December 15, 2011

Microstructure of glass ceramic proppant heat treated for optimal combination of strength, hardness, and fracture toughness. Credit: D. Hartwich, Penn State. While alternative and renewable energy technologies have been the…

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Travel scholarships for young professionals to attend ICC4

By Eileen De Guire / December 15, 2011

The Basic Science Division of the American Ceramic Society is encouraging participation of young professionals in the 4th International Congress on Ceramics to be held in Chicago in July 2012…

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Animation: Time of flight secondary ion mass spectrometry

By Eileen De Guire / December 14, 2011

[flash https://ceramics.org/ceramictechtoday/wp-content/video/IonMass.flv w=400 h=225 mode=0 f={image=https://ceramics.org/ceramictechtoday/wp-content/video/ionmass.jpg&screencolor=0xFFFFFF}] Animation showing how time of flight secondary ion spectrometry works. Credit: ION-TOF, GmbH Surfaces are of critical importance in materials systems and devices. One…

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