strategic materials

Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By / July 26, 2012

Here is what we are hearing: Prematech Advanced Ceramics adds technical and marketing strength with hiring of Bruce Gretz PremaTech Advanced Ceramics, a leader in the design, engineering and machining…

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Supply chain issues drive rare earth economics

By Eileen De Guire / April 27, 2012

Access to rare earths needs to be addressed at all points in the supply chain, experts say. Credit: The Bulletin, ACerS. In March the US, Japan and European Union filed…

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By / April 9, 2012

Something should be of interest here: Quantum computer built inside a diamond (USC News) Diamonds are forever – or, at least, the effects of this diamond on quantum computing may…

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By / February 13, 2012

Check ’em out: UGA discovery uses ‘fracture putty’ to repair broken bone in days Broken bones in humans and animals are painful and often take months to heal. Studies conducted…

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By / January 28, 2012

Computer simulations show that metal oxides in water go through many short-lived shapes and structures (see story below). Credit: William Casey, UC Davis. Check ’em out: Scorpions inspire scientists in…

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Minerals consumption: Tale of two countries

By / January 26, 2012

This is part of the chart USGS’s W. David Menzie presented today at a hearing in Washington, DC. Credit: USGS. Not totally surprising, but I hadn’t seen these number aggregated like…

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More on new DOE strategic materials update: A visual representation

By / January 16, 2012

Credit: DOE As Eileen notes in her post, the DOE has updated its assessment of factors affecting the availability of critical materials for energy applications, particularly in regard to rare…

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Rare earth bets becoming factor in wind turbine direct-drive generator startup investments

By / September 23, 2011

Credit: NREL. About a week ago, Boulder Wind Power, a maker of a direct-drive system with what’s been described as a low-speed permanent magnet generator for utility-scale wind turbines, announced that it…

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By / September 16, 2011

Check ’em out: Global support for nuclear energy drops after Fukushima Quantum behavior with a flash: Pulsed quantum optomechanics Europeans reignite fusion energy project: The test of a new lining…

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Enormous rare earths crisis brewing: China shutting down 3 major dysprosium mines

By / September 8, 2011

SEM image of Dysprosium hydroxyfluoride fibers. Credit: PPNL. A few days ago, Xinhua News agency reported that three rare earth mining districts near Ganzhou city have been order to halt…

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