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…
Read MoreHonda Civic test vehicles. The higher solar reflectance of the solar vehicle makes it more fuel efficient than its black cousin. Credit: EETD; LBNL If you’ve had the experience of…
Read MoreA glass stamp reproduces precise, nanometer-scale etchings in silver. This original engraving is 10 microns wide – less than a quarter of the diameter of a human hair. Credit: Kyle…
Read MoreBecause the Annual Meeting of The American Ceramic Society is held at MS&T, much of the Society’s business is conducted in committee and Division meetings. A few other things caught…
Read MoreScreenshot 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…
Read MoreThe football throw event at the MS&T Expo drew a large crowd of quarterbacks. Credit: ACerS MS&T has been keeping me pretty busy, so this is a bye week from…
Read MoreIn 1934, you could have carried this in your pocket. It was probably enough to pay for most of an undergraduate education. Credit: Wikepedia Do you know a student who…
Read MoreEvery year, ACerS Basic Science Division sponsors a Ceramographic Exhibit & Competition and presents the Roland B. Snow Award to the Best of Show winner. This annual poster exhibit helps promote…
Read More[flash https://ceramics.org/ceramictechtoday/wp-content/video/Mug%20Drop.flv mode=1 f={image=/ceramictechtoday/wp-content/video/Mug%20Drop.jpg}] Here’s a look at what went on at the Material Advantage Mug Drop event organized by Keramos, and I should note there was a good natured controversy about…
Read MoreEnergy-storing membrane may ‘perform better than batteries’ Researchers from the National University of Singapore’s Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Initiative have developed a soft, foldable membrane using a polystyrene-based polymer. When sandwiched…
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