Ceramic Tech Today

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 of energy released during earthquakes since 1960

By Eileen De Guire / December 12, 2011

This two minute animation compares the relative sizes, i.e., energy released, in memorable earthquakes since 1960. The area of the circles represents the relative energy released, and the potential for…

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Eileen De Guire / December 8, 2011

Check ’em out: Microscopic, star-shaped flakes of functionalized graphene oxide plug holes in pores in a test of the material’s ability to serve as a filter cake in fluids used…

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A new kind of poster session—ACerS launches Interactive Technology Forum at ICC4

By Eileen De Guire / December 8, 2011

The Interactive Technology Forum gives researchers creative ways to present their work. Want your research to be highly visible and remembered long after the conference ends? Then, think about presenting…

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Featured abstracts from EU-USA Ceramics Summit: Tissue engineering, ceramic membranes for energy

By Eileen De Guire / December 8, 2011

Scanning electron microscope image of a bioactive glass scaffold seeded with human osteoblasts (MG-63). The seeded cells are distributed over the whole scaffold area and well adhered on the surface.…

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