Ceramic Tech Today

Federal student loan forgiveness

By / September 18, 2009

Maybe this is old news, but I didn’t know there was a “Public Service Loan Forgiveness” federal program. In brief, if you work in a “public service” job for at…

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Friedman says the solar problem is . . .

By / September 17, 2009

Well, actually it is quite hard to tell what NYT columnist Thomas Friedman is saying about the solar industry. Like a lot of what he writes, his latest worry-fest is…

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Carbon sequestration training, certification to be offered

By / September 17, 2009

A trio of organizations in the Seattle area is gearing up to offer advanced training and certification in burying and permanently storing carbon dioxide underground. With $1 million in funding…

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Get out your pens and publish with ACerS!

By / September 17, 2009

ACerS-Wiley is currently seeking new authors or volume editors for textbooks, handbooks or reference books on ceramics and ceramics-related topics. By publishing with ACerS-Wiley, you are joining a team of…

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Tony Evans

By / September 16, 2009

Tony died last week after a tough fight with cancer. He is considered to be one of the “giants” in not only ceramic science, but, really, in all of materials…

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Video of the week: MU’s blast-resistant glass

By / September 16, 2009

This new video from the University of Missouri demonstrates a special explosion-resistant glass that may offer protection to federal buildings, other critical infrastructures and even residences vulnerable to hurricanes. The…

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Piezoelectricity’s positive vibrations

By / September 16, 2009

Via LiveScience, the Inside Science News Service reports that scientists at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, in Blacksburg, Va., have recently developed a tiny piezoelectric device that is able to harness…

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Gold used to enhance nanocrystal conductance

By / September 15, 2009

Researchers at Berkeley Lab reported a technique by which the electrical conductivity of nanorod crystals of cadmium-selenide was increased 100,000 times. “The key to our success is the fabrication of…

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Monday materials music

By / September 14, 2009

Chemistry dance party! Now get to work!

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Green algae harnessed to make paper-based batteries

By / September 11, 2009

A press release from Uppsala University, Sweden, claims that a group of researchers at the Ångström Laboratory have discovered that the distinctive cellulose nanostructure of Cladophora algae can serve as…

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