Ceramic Tech Today

Piezoelectricity, flexoelectricity to power nanoscale devices

By / August 2, 2009

According to a press release, a team of University of Houston scientists has set out with the goal to use piezoelectrics to create nanodevices that can power electronics, such as…

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Fuel cell catalysts go subnano

By / August 1, 2009

Nature Chemistry reported that Japanese researchers have created subnano scale platinum clusters with high catalytic activity for use in fuel cell applications. The tiny catalyst particles – the smallest of…

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New DOE loans for renewable energy and grid projects

By / July 30, 2009

Yesterday, the DOE announced that it plans to offer up to $30 billion in loan guarantees for renewable energy projects and $750 million for grid projects (presumably for Smart Grid…

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Anticipation . . .

By / July 30, 2009

If you’ve ever had a pregnancy in the family, you know that the first two trimesters go by relatively quickly, but the last trimester seems to take forever. Days crawl…

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Scientists tackle the mysterious malady of LED “droop”

By / July 30, 2009

At first glance, the light-emitting diode, or LED, beats the venerable incandescent bulb in every way. It’s compact, bright, long-lasting and, in its latest form, can produce a warm, white…

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New Zealand develops roadmap to address nanoparticle safety

By / July 29, 2009

Tiny particles in consumer products pose health and environmental risks and need to be tracked, a group of New Zealand scientists say. Amid growing worldwide concern about the potential effects…

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Video of the week – Joel Moskowitz on Ceradyne’s armor roots, new market opportunities and surviving the economy

By / July 29, 2009

Here is a chance to get, first-hand, a business report from one of the United State’s most successful ceramic products company. Ceradyne Corporation’s founder and CEO, Joel Moskowitz, describes the…

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Oregon eyes roadways for solar energy production

By / July 28, 2009

Oregon is reportedly among the states that are looking at the spaces along their roads for renewable energy production. A recent report in the New York Times‘ Green Inc. blog…

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Pickens scraps plan to build $12B wind farm

By / July 25, 2009

T. Boone Pickens scrapped plans to build a $12 billion wind farm in the Texas Panhandle, even though he already spent $2 billion ordering 687 giant wind turbines, and $60…

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Industry headlines

By / July 25, 2009

Carbo Ceramics relocates its headquarters The company’s new offices are located at Energy Center II, 575 N. Dairy Ashford, Suite 300, Houston, Texas 77079. The company’s new phone number is (281)…

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