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October/November ACerS Bulletin: Ceramics in Canada and Mexico, 2014 meetings, and more

By Jim Destefani / September 26, 2013

The October/November issue of the ACerS Bulletin will be in subscribers’ mailboxes soon, and it’s loaded with exclusive content you just won’t find anywhere else.

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ACerS short courses bookend MS&T’13—Glass, sintering, electroceramics

By Jim Destefani / September 25, 2013

ACerS short courses aim to provide a basic foundation of knowledge to attendees who may not be experts in the subject area, and three courses will be offered in conjunction with MS&T’13.

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September ACerS Bulletin: Innovation, refractories, and meetings galore

By Jim Destefani / August 19, 2013

  The September issue of the ACerS Bulletin should be in subscribers’ mailboxes soon, and it’s chock full of content sure to be of interest for readers.   Our cover…

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ACerS PCSA, Ohio State team up for award-winning fair exhibit

By Jim Destefani / August 1, 2013

Students from Ohio State’s Materials Science and Engineering program and ACerS PCSA demonstrate how well space shuttle tiles (don’t) conduct heat at the Ohio State Fair. The award-winning booth highlighted…

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ACerS, European Ceramic Society strengthen ties with new collaborations

By Eileen De Guire / June 28, 2013

  ACerS officials and ECerS officials agreed on some intersociety collaborations when they met this week in Limoges, France, during the ECerS biennial conference. Standing: Richard Brow (ACerS president), Agnes…

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By / June 28, 2013

GE cuts costs, boosts jet efficiency with ceramic parts (Wall St Cheat Sheet) In an attempt to reduce maintenance and fuel costs, General Electric is investing in production of ceramic-based…

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Rebuilding the ‘information garage’—ACerS to roll out new website

By Eileen De Guire / June 5, 2013

Eileen wishes her new garage were as cool as this one in Germany. However, she assures us, the new ACerS website will be this nifty! Credit: Vincentz; Wikipedia. Is your…

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Structural Clay Division and brick industry leaders meet in Salt Lake City

By Jim Destefani / May 23, 2013

A highlight of the meeting was a tour of Interstate Brick, a 122-year-old facility set against the Salt Lake City area’s mountain backdrop. Credit: ACerS The ACerS Structural Clay Products…

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ICC4 Day 5 and parting thoughts

By Lee Leonard / July 20, 2012

Invited speaker Ashok Khandkar, from BloXR, discussed innovations in ceramic materials for biomedical applications. Credit: Russell Lee Leonard, ACerS. Thursday was the final day for the 4th International Conference on…

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The end of ICC4 and my first blogging experience

By Bobby Harl / July 20, 2012

Peter Wray delivers the recap on the Security & Strategic Materials talks given at ICC4. Credit: Bobby Harl, ACerS. It is hard to believe ICC4 is already over, and I’m…

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