To most people, the word "ceramics," refers to opaque clay flower
pots or translucent porcelain tea cups. But not all ceramics block or scatter
light. Gary L. Messing, distinguished professor of ceramic science and engineering,
and his group at Pennsylvania State University, are developing a brand new class
of ceramics that are so pure and perfectly transparent.
On February 2nd 2009, Noliac
lifts the veil on a new family member: Noliac North America. Newly-appointed
Managing Director John Klausen will react to increasing global demand for piezo
products by being closer to the customers in North America and ensure proficient
piezo support at hand.
The logic and memory functions of future electronic devices could shrink dramatically – to one or two nanometers (billionths of a meter) instead of the many tens of nanometers that characterize today’s most a...
A new way of making LEDs could see household lighting bills reduced by up
to 75% within five years.
A special process will make it possible to improve the mechanical, thermal and acoustic properties of foams in the future. This will be of particular benefit to lightweight construction.
Mother nature is a smart builde...
Novelis announced today
that effective March 26, 2009, it will cease the production of alumina at its
Ouro Preto unit. In future, the plant will purchase alumina through third-parties.
Other activities related to the facility, including electric power generation
and the production of primary aluminum metal, will continue unaffected.
The method, which is based on near-field microscopy, opens new avenues for analyzing mechanical properties of high-performance materials or for contact-free mapping of local conductivity in strain-engineered electronic devices
Brim Brothers in Ireland is developing the next generation of cyclist power
meter that has all the benefits of the existing devices but none of the drawbacks.
To Brim Brothers' satisfaction, Noliac
Ceramics has provided piezoceramic components for development of the power
meter.
Metal Powder Report is pleased to announce PM Asia 2009, dedicated to promoting powder metallurgy in Asia. PM Asia 2009 will take place in Shanghai, China, from 6-8 April 2009.
The event will take place at the Shanghai...
Excavations carried out at the 14th Century city wall of Granada have unearthed a brick kiln located next to stratified layers of bones and ashes. According to researchers from the University of Granada (UGR), this in si...
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