Ceramic Tech Today

They write letters . . . on the U.S.’s rare-earth defense strategy

By / February 2, 2011

(h/t to RareMetalBlog) Two U.S. senators from Alaska and a U.S. representative from Colorado are steamed about what they perceive is the Department of Defense’s lax attitude toward the strategic…

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Ceradyne opens solar materials manufacturing facility in China

By / February 1, 2011

Ceradyne announced the opening of a new factory in Tianjin, China. Ceradyne Tianjin Advanced Materials will produce high-purity ceramic crucibles for the forming of large polysilicon ingots for use in…

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Lux Research: Concentrating Solar Power deserves gigawatt focus in 2011

By / February 1, 2011

Tech research group Lux Research is warming to concentrating solar power technologies and says the CSP business should be good for 2011 as plants scale up to gigawatt proportions. A…

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Video of the Week: ‘Green concrete’ composed of 70% fly ash

By / January 31, 2011

Researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology believe that increasing the amount of fly ash in concrete up to 70 percent can result in excellent concrete in terms of…

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Silicon carbide processing stuff for sale

By / January 29, 2011

Maybe a bargain here (from company press release): “Solar cell manufacturing machinery and equipment is being sold exclusively by Mohr Corporation on behalf of Motech Americas LLC’s facility in the…

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Argonne extends cathode technology to Envia

By / January 28, 2011

Argonne National Lab has licensed its cathode technology to Envia Systems. (Credit: Argonne.) Earlier this month we reported that Argonne National Lab had reached a licensing agreement with GM Ventures…

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Arkema, INES collaborate to develop PV research lab

By / January 28, 2011

Arkema and the French National Institute for Solar Energy (INES) are teaming up to create a private/public mixed research lab focused on the development of PV module technology. Arkema develops…

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PACRIM abstract deadline extended

By / January 27, 2011

With over 1,100 abstracts already in hand, the organizers of the 9th International Meeting of Pacific Rim Ceramic Societies (PACRIM 9) say they are extending their call for papers to…

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ORNL, Caltech recognized in State of the Union

By / January 26, 2011

Innovations being developed at California Technical Institute and Oak Ridge National Lab received acclaim from President Obama in last night’s State of the Union address. Obama recognized these research centers…

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University of Tennessee and ORNL develop energy science program

By / January 25, 2011

The University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Lab have teamed up to develop the Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education which combines energy science and engineering. Students will…

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