alumina

Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By April Gocha / June 12, 2015

Alcoa invests in aerospace, Soleras is sputtering ahead, and more ceramics and glass business news of the week for June 12, 2015.

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By April Gocha / June 5, 2015

Bayer MaterialScience gets a new name, Schott manufactures world’s largest glass tube, and more ceramics and glass business news of the week for June 5, 2015.

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By April Gocha / April 17, 2015

JPL licenses thermoelectric material, bigger ceramic washers available, Corning earns top award, and more ceramics and glass business news of the week for April 17, 2015.

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Graphene pairs with alumina for strong, wear-resistant ceramic composite

By April Gocha / April 10, 2015

New research suggests a simple solution to improve the wear resistance, fracture tolerance, and conductivity of alumina ceramic—the addition of graphene.

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By April Gocha / April 10, 2015

TEAM Day 2015, New York Ceramics Corridor gets boost, ceramic proppants review, and more ceramics and glass business news of the week for April 10, 2015.

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George MacZura—A life defined by alumina, refractories, family, and ice cream

By Eileen De Guire / March 24, 2015

George MacZura, who made his career developing innovative refractory aluminas and cements at Alcoa, passed away on March 13 at the age of 85.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By April Gocha / November 26, 2014

Electric arc furnaces offer benefits, theory for liquid–solid transition in glass, and other materials stories that may be of interest for November 26, 2014.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By April Gocha / November 12, 2014

Better catalysts for hydrogen generators, silicon shovels dig for rare earths, direct writing diamond patterns, Kevlar-based electronics, and other materials stories that may be of interest for November 12, 2014.

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Making ceramics perfect—and perfectly bendable—with air

By April Gocha / September 16, 2014

Researchers from California Institute of Technology say that bendable ceramics are more than possible—they report the fabrication of alumina nanostructures that are 99.9% air and can bend and deform with the best of them, springing back to shape after compressions of over 50% strain.

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Biocompatible glass-ceramic implants may help hips live past expiration dates

By April Gocha / May 13, 2014

A new biocompatible glass ceramic implant technology may be able to replace metal acetabular cups in hip implants and improve flexibility and implant lifetime in hip replacement patients.

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