Ceramic Tech Today

Easy catch: Ion exchange traps radioisotopes in titanate-based nanofibers

By Eileen De Guire / November 2, 2011

Professor Zhu of Queensland University of Technology shows jars of sodium titanate nanofibers and nanotubes that pull radioactive cesium and iodine isotopes from contaminated water by ion exchange. Credit: QUT…

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New graphene ‘hub’ and electronics discovery create excitement in UK

By / November 1, 2011

Noble laureates Novoselov and Geim, left, along with Nancy Rothwell, president and vice-chancellor of the University of Manchester, meet with UK Science Minister David Willetts and Osborne to discuss plans for…

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By / November 1, 2011

Check ’em out: Fisher-Barton opens new materials research lab The Fisher-Barton Group has opened a new $2-million, state-of-the-art materials research laboratory in Watertown, Wis. The lab’s capabilities include scanning electron microscopy…

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Optimizing YBCO superconductor magnet design

By Eileen De Guire / November 1, 2011

Snapshot of 3D temperature distribution in YBCO tape during quench show a very high local temperature gradient. A multiscale modeling approach developed at North Carolina State University helps optimize superconductor…

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On Germany’s approach to engineering, science and stability

By / October 31, 2011

Sample of current EU unemployment rates. Source: Google Public Data Explorer. A story from the Guardian (UK) written by John Kampfer has some interesting thoughts about why Germany now seems…

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Video of the week: Upside-down ‘levitation’ of superconducting puck

By Eileen De Guire / October 31, 2011

The phenomenon of superconductivity was discovered in 1911. Fifty years of physics research followed, and in 1962 Westinghouse introduced the first commercial superconducting wire, a niobium-titanium alloy wire. Its critical…

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Materials Football Game of the Week: Illinois at Penn State

By Eileen De Guire / October 28, 2011

The GameUniversity of Illinois at Pennsylvania State UniversityOct. 29, 3:30 p.m., ET I went to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as an undergrad because it met my three criteria:…

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NSF releases more info on Materials Genome Initiative funding plans

By / October 28, 2011

NSF director Subra Suresh (above) reported during the MS&T11 plenary session that the next step in getting out information about MGI funding opportunities would come in the “Dear Colleague Letter.”…

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By / October 28, 2011

Here’s what we’re hearing (some info from news releases): Kyocera Supplies 2MW of modules for solar power plant in France Kyocera announced that is has supplied 8 solar modules for a…

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Glass floor, railing to be glistening centerpiece of Eiffel Tower renovation

By Eileen De Guire / October 27, 2011

Architect’s drawing of the renovated first floor of the Eiffel Tower showing a glass floor and railing system, and new pavilions. Credit: SETE. Architectural glass will be the centerpiece of…

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