Ceramic Tech Today

Video of the Week: Dinesh Agrawal on microwave energy applied the processing of ceramic, metal and composite materials

By / May 12, 2010

[flash https://ceramics.org/ceramictechtoday/wp-content/video/agrawal_microwaves.flv mode=1 f={image=/ceramictechtoday/wp-content/video/agrawal_microwaves.jpg}] In this video, Dinesh Agrawal, professor of materials and director the Penn State’s Microwave Processing and Engineering Center, provides an overview of the growing use of…

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High-temperature ceramics guru Linda Jones picked to be CAO of Alfred U.’s college

By / May 11, 2010

Alfred University today announced that Linda Jones, a ceramics professor we recently featured in one of our videos, will be the new chief administrative officer of the university’s College of…

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And the winners are…everyone!

By / May 11, 2010

In honor of Earth Day, The American Ceramic Society launched a contest on Ceramic Tech Today inviting readers to share stories and anecdotes on the important role that ceramics play…

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Nissan’s Li-ion pack dips below $400/kWh

By / May 10, 2010

Over 8,200 people have made online reservations in the past month for the upcoming Nissan Leaf EV, and for good reason. Set to be released this year, the $33,000 vehicle…

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Nanohole arrays show superiority in solar cells

By / May 10, 2010

Scientists have developed a silicon solar cell with a geometry of holes with diameters of about 500-600 nanometers, according to a recent  post on Physorg.com. The new design achieves an…

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$60M available from DOE SBIR program for clean energy tech

By / May 7, 2010

This just in: At a White House Energy Innovation meeting today, Under Secretary of Energy Kristina Johnson announced that $60 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act…

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Alfred opens glass, ceramic nanotechnology center

By / May 7, 2010

A new nanotechnology center with roots that extend to Alfred University and Corning Inc, has just opened in Alfred, N.Y. The NanoMaterials Innovation Center, a subsidiary of Alfred Technology Resources…

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$18M in new DOE awards for advance materials innovations in manufacturing

By / May 7, 2010

The DOE is giving a total of $13 million to 48 industrial energy-efficiency R&D projects, many of which will have either a direct bearing on ceramic and cementitious materials development…

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CWRU’s Aeroclay aerogel has ability to soak up oil spills

By / May 5, 2010

[flash https://ceramics.org/ceramictechtoday/wp-content/video/cwruaerogel_oil_absorber.flv mode=1 f={image=/ceramictechtoday/wp-content/video/cwruaerogel_oil_absorber.jpg}] I’ve written before about the work of David Schiraldi’s aerogel research group at Case Western Reserve University. With much of North and Central America focused on…

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Emerging advanced ceramic materials may find use in future oil spills

By / May 5, 2010

I am writing this post from the Tampa Bay area where the spreading Gulf of Mexico oil spill, not surprisingly, dominates the news. Several acquaintances here have asked me if…

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