August 2014 Issue Highlights
Our August 2014 issue is now available!
August 2014
Our August 2014 issue is now available!
Ceramic Decorating: State Issues Dominate Regulatory Climate
Ceramic Decorating: State Issues Dominate Regulatory Climate: New rules regarding California Proposition 65 and the Toxics Packaging Clearinghouse could affect glass and ceramic decorators.
Brick Around the World: Ghana
Brick Around the World: Ghana: A brickmaker shares details regarding the processes and conditions he experiences in Ghana.
Glass Works: Consumers Ready to Recycle and Save Natural Resources
Glass Works: Consumers Ready to Recycle and Save Natural Resources: A recent survey sheds light on consumer preferences and needs for recycling materials such as glass.
Glass Innovation: Glass Aids in Award-Winning Event Space Renovation
Glass Innovation: Glass Aids in Award-Winning Event Space Renovation: A tinted glass roof protects an indoor terrace from sunlight and glare while improving the view.
Serve to Be Great: 11 Leadership Lessons from a Prison, a Monastery and a Boardroom
Serve to Be Great: 11 Leadership Lessons from a Prison, a Monastery and a Boardroom: By simply shifting focus away from short-term goals and financial gain toward more effectively serving the people on their teams, leaders can create conditions for superior long-term results.
Materials Innovation: NRL Researchers Develop Harder Ceramic for Armor Windows
Materials Innovation: NRL Researchers Develop Harder Ceramic for Armor Windows: NRL's nanocrystalline spinel demonstrates that the hardness of transparent ceramics can be increased simply by reducing the grain size to 28 nm.
Acoustically Measuring Polycrystalline Diamond Thickness
Acoustically Measuring Polycrystalline Diamond Thickness: Wafer manufacturers can use acoustic imaging to measure the thickness of PCD inserts without sectioning the wafers.
High-Temperature Energy Recovery Using Thermoelectric Ceramics
High-Temperature Energy Recovery Using Thermoelectric Ceramics: Research is underway to optimize oxide ceramics that can help thermoelectric harvesting reach its full energy-saving potential.
Melt-Infiltrated Refractory Ceramic Matrix Composites
Melt-Infiltrated Refractory Ceramic Matrix Composites: Melt infiltration processing can produce CMCs capable of withstanding ultra-high temperatures.