Manufacturing

Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By April Gocha / November 7, 2014

Corning Tech Center to train in Korea, ICG to take Bangkok in 2015, ceramic tile trends, and other ceramics and glass business news of the week for November 7, 2014.

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NIST infographic captures manufacturing by the numbers

By April Gocha / November 4, 2014

NIST’s Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership put together a handy dandy little infographic to give you all the numbers you need to know about American manufacturing.

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Data mining for materials made easier? Talk about 21st century gold

By Jessica McMathis / October 17, 2014

NSF is banking on faster materials development through data mining with a $250,000 award to computer science professor Junzhou Huang to help design “scalable algorithms and a computational framework that can search unprecedented volumes of data detailing the complete set of genes present in numerous materials.”

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By April Gocha / October 13, 2014

Liquid crystal skin monitors, textile welding for Navy uniforms, wind turbines to control hurricanes, novel nanoparticle synthesis, and other materials stories that may be of interest for October 13, 2014.

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By April Gocha / September 19, 2014

Ceramics and glass business news of the week for September 19, 2014.

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4 lectures not to miss at MS&T14—Ceramics for innovation and sustainability

By Jessica McMathis / September 15, 2014

In the weeks leading up to Materials Science and Technology 2014, we preview four lectures not to miss. First up: Ceramics for Innovation and Sustainability.

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Bill proposes incentives to overhaul, strengthen engineering programs at US universities

By Jessica McMathis / September 4, 2014

What are lawmakers in Washington doing to ensure that manufacturing remains a focus of economic recovery and revitalization? For one, they’re backing a bipartisan bill that helps strengthen engineering programs at learning institutions across the nation to meet the growing demands—and challenges—of manufacturing in the 21st century.

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News from the glass and refractory ceramics world

By P. Carlo Ratto / August 4, 2014

News from the glass and refractory ceramics world.

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NIST accepting proposals for advanced manufacturing planning awards

By Jessica McMathis / August 3, 2014

NIST’s AdvancedManufacturing Technology Consortia Program anticipates awarding two-year grants totaling $5.6 million during its second funding competition.

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Micro-LAM saves manufacturers time, money, and diamonds

By April Gocha / July 29, 2014

Scientists at Western Michigan University’s Manufacturing Research Center have come up with a better solution to machining materials by incorporating lasers with diamond machining tools to help do the dirty work.

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