Ceramic Tech Today

Communications researchers looking at ‘science of team science’

By / September 21, 2010

I realize that teamwork analysis was a pretty hot topic in the late 1990s and the early 2000s, but a group of investigators say more work specifically needs to be…

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Free webinar: Batteries & fuel cell simulation

By / September 21, 2010

On Thursday, Sept. 23 at 10:00 a.m. EST, Ford Motor Company will be offering a free webinar presentation that will demonstrate how they are using simulation to deliver affordable environmental…

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Orient Ceramics acquires majority stake in Bell Ceramics

By / September 21, 2010

According to StockMarketsReview.com, shares of India-based tile maker Bell Ceramics Ltd. rose by the daily 5% upper limit on Monday after the company said that one of its promoters is…

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Video of the week: Ceramic spinel transparent armor

By / September 17, 2010

Pretty tough stuff! This clear armor is made by South Carolina-based ArmorLine Corp, which describes this as a spinel transparent ceramic. The ArmorLine rep in the video says the plates…

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PowerPoint slides that deliver the juice to energy presentations

By / September 16, 2010

Credit: NRDC. A few weeks ago, GreenTechMedia put together a list (15 PowerPoint slides that shook the Earth) of what they thought were the most significant energy-related PowerPoint slides. They…

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Wood flooring, without the wood

By / September 16, 2010

I’m a huge fan of natural wood flooring. The look is classic and elegant. However, the wood floors in my house are far from elegant. Thanks to my dog, Sam,…

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DOE announces $57M in new SBIR/STTR programs, $9.6M for ‘transformational energy”

By / September 15, 2010

Makani’s Airborne Wind Turbine (above) project is being funded by a new ARPA-E grant. Credit: Makani. Over the past few days, the DOE has announced nearly $67 million in new…

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Former ACerS president Delbert Day to receive Phoenix Award

By / September 15, 2010

Del Day is receiving the 2010 Phoenix Award Glass for hisdevelopment of radioactive glass microspheres. Delbert Day, a past president of ACerS, will be given the 2010 Phoenix Award as…

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Novel electrochemical strain microscopy developed to study Li-ion movement

By / September 14, 2010

According to a press release, Oak Ridge researchers have developed a new type of scanning probe microscopy called electrochemical strain microscopy that examines the movement of Li-ions through a battery’s…

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Monday materials fun: Build your own laminate water jet with fiber optic characteristics

By / September 13, 2010

Although this looks like someone is unleashing the power of a hose full of glow stick fluid, this is actually water. For about $300, the people who made this video…

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