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2014 December

Be sure to check out our annual Services Directory and Business Guide, with additional articles on advanced glass components, ceramic grinding media, and more!

How Does Glass Fit in Among Today's Advanced Materials?

The combination of glass with more advanced materials provides myriad opportunities for component designers and manufacturers.

December 1, 2014

By Philip M. Rossi

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In this ever-changing high-tech world, engineers developing scientific and industrial instruments and systems are looking for higher performance from components used in these systems.

Nanoribbon Film Keeps Glass Ice-Free

A Rice University lab has refined a de-icing film that allows radio frequencies to pass through glass.

December 1, 2014

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Rice University scientists who created a de-icing film for radar domes have now refined the technology to work as a transparent coating for glass.

When Things Get Glassy, Molecules Go Fractal

Researchers at Duke University have discovered that glass molecules form a fractal configuration.

December 1, 2014

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Colorful church windows, beads on a necklace and many popular plastics share something in common: they all belong to a state of matter known as glasses. Schoolchildren learn the difference between liquids and gases, but centuries of scholarship have failed to produce consensus about how to categorize glass.

Manufacturing Metal-Ceramic Composites for Vehicle Efficiency

The National Science Foundation is funding a new method for making materials that can make lighter, more efficient vehicles.

December 1, 2014

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Diana Lados, associate professor of mechanical engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and founding director of the university’s Integrative Materials Design Center (iMdc), has received a three-year, $424,000 award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support the development of a new way to manufacture metal-ceramic composites.

Ceramics Don't Have To Be Brittle

Materials scientists are creating advanced materials by design.

December 1, 2014

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Imagine a balloon that could float without using any lighter-than-air gas. Instead, it could simply have all of its air sucked out while maintaining its filled shape.

Producing Ceramic Grinding Media through Drip Casting

A new method has been developed to synthesize ceramic microspheres as grinding media via ceramic slurry dripping.

December 1, 2014

By Stefania De Santis

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The need for minerals with a fine size (nanometers) has increased in recent years. With the resultant increase in ultrafine grinding, comminution science has achieved a range of micrometer sizes.

Sintered Compact Surfaces: Pretty and Practical

Innovations in ceramic surface technology allow manufacturers to provide unique designs and durability.

December 1, 2014

By Daniel Sanchez

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It all started with a bit of clay. Since 24,000 B.C., humans have been enamored with and fascinated by clay.

Better Health at Bargain Prices: Six Ways to Institute an Affordable Workplace Wellness Program

Smaller businesses just don't have the resources to promote and support workplace wellness - or do they?

December 1, 2014

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Workplace wellness programs are very popular right now. In fact, according to the 2012 Deloitte Survey of U.S. Employers, 62% planned to increase wellness and preventive health programs.

Investing in Ceramics: New Zirconia-Based Ceramic Technologies

Zircoa's new management has recreated the company's early energy and innovative spirit.

December 1, 2014

By Richard Cass

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Zircoa was founded more than 60 years ago as an entrepreneurial venture, and has since been owned by large corporations like Pickens Mather, Diamond Shamrock, Corning, Didier/RHI and ANH Refractories.

Inside CI: Renewed Optimism in the Ceramic Industry

Many manufacturers haven't been this busy in years.

December 1, 2014

By Susan Sutton

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For many companies in the ceramic, glass, brick, refractories and related industries, 2014 has been a year of renewed optimism.

IP In Depth: The Cost of Obtaining Allowed U.S. Patents

The Patent Dashboard report of 2.5 average actions per disposal seems too good to be true.

December 1, 2014

By Michael Gzybowski

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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) September 7, 2010, Director’s Form: A Blog from USPTO’s Leadership addressed the then current backlog of more than 700,000 applications, efforts to reduce pendency and factors that contribute to examination delays.

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