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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / April 17, 2024

Magnetic nanographene butterfly, resistance-free electron channels, and other materials stories that may be of interest for April 17, 2024.

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The rebirth of stained glass: From medieval religious art to modern architectural design, Part 2

By Guest Contributor / April 16, 2024

Though the tradition of creating grand stained-glass windows is less common than it was before, the art form remains an important part of our culture today. In April 2024, CTT is running a special three-part series on stained glass. Part 2 provides an overview of the early history of colored glass and details the rise and fall of stained-glass windows between the 11th and 16th centuries.

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Ceramic and glass business news of the week for April 15, 2024

By Lisa McDonald / April 15, 2024

EU establishes strategic partnership with Uzbekistan on critical raw materials, U.S. glass manufacturers invited to decarbonization workshop, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for April 15, 2024.

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Building slag resistance: Effects of corundum aggregate type on hot metal ladle bricks

By Lisa McDonald / April 12, 2024

The choice of starting material for refractory ceramics can greatly affect the product’s final properties. Researchers from Wuhan University of Science and Technology in China investigated the effects of different corundum aggregates on Al2O3-SiC-C bricks.

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Video: Robot roundup for National Robotics Week

By Lisa McDonald / April 10, 2024

To celebrate this year’s National Robotics Week, we have curated some of our past CTTs featuring fun innovations in robot technology.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / April 10, 2024

Subterranean storage of hydrogen, 3D print unknown materials, and other materials stories that may be of interest for April 10, 2024.

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Failure analysis takes center stage at 59th Annual Symposium on Refractories

By Amanda Engen / April 9, 2024

ACerS Greater Missouri Section and Refractory Ceramics Division held the 59th Annual Symposium on Refractories in St. Louis, Mo., March 26–28, 2024. Almost 240 members of the refractory ceramics community attended the meeting, which focused on unleashing refractory potential through root cause analysis.

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Semiconductor advancements: Elastic strain ‘map’ guides the fine-tuning of material properties

By Lisa McDonald / April 9, 2024

Elastic strain engineering has potential to improve processing performance in the semiconductor industry. Researchers led by Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and Massachusetts Institute of Technology used machine learning to create a map that shows how to tune the thermal and electronic properties of crystalline materials via strain engineering.

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ACerS International Spain Chapter to participate in the annual Conference of the Spanish Ceramic and Glass Society SECV

By Vicki Evans / April 8, 2024

The ACerS International Spain Chapter is set to participate in the next annual Conference of the Spanish Ceramic and Glass Society SECV, June 11-14, 2024. The Chapter will be sponsoring a symposium…

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ACerS International Northeast India Chapter organizes 4th Global Ceramic Leadership Roundtable in IIT-Roorkee

By Vicki Evans / April 8, 2024

The 4th Global Ceramics Leadership Roundtable was inaugurated with a welcome address by Prof. Sanjay H. Upadhyay, head of the Centre for Space, Science and Technology. He welcomed all the…

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