Thermal management

DARPA #1: Agency seeks multidisciplinary research proposals for ‘local control of materials synthesis’ (LoCo)

By / May 24, 2012

Energy ≠ heat: DARPA seeks nonthermal approaches to thin-film deposition. Credit: DARPA. DARPA has issued a notice saying they are seeking proposals related to developing low-temperature processes for the deposition…

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By / May 15, 2012

This illustration depicts the shape of diamond tips used to apply pressure that uncovered important new properties in the memory medium GST. The inset represents the atomic structure of amorphous…

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By / March 9, 2012

New American Aerogel reusable insulation pack. Credit: American Aerogel. Here is what we are hearing: Ceralink opens new materials testing facility specializing in services for ceramic matrix composites Ceralink Inc.…

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Eileen De Guire / January 5, 2012

Check ’em out: High-speed CMOS sensors are used here to control production machinery. Credit: Fraunhofer IMS. High-speed CMOS sensors provide better images CMOS image sensors have long been the solution…

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By Eileen De Guire / December 22, 2011

Here’s what we’re hearing from press releases, news stories, blogs, etc.. Morgan Technical Ceramics’ ceramic end effectors set to become component of choice for handling 450mm semiconductor wafers Increased consumer…

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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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Video of the week: ‘Material Marvels’: Yale prof explains materials science in about 3 minutes

By Eileen De Guire / November 9, 2011

[Image above] Ainissa Ramirez, associate professor at Yale and science popularizer, uses bathroom tiles to explain symmetry and five-fold quasicrystal symmetry. Credit: YaleUniversity, YouTube Yale associate professor Ainissa Ramirez is…

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By / October 20, 2011

Screenshot from video of Gorilla Glass 2M ‘ball drop’ test: 1.18 lb ball, dropped from 1.8 meters at 13.6 mph. Credit: Corning Inc. Here’s what we are hearing (some info from…

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