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The article offers information on a study by scientists at Donghua University and published in the journal "Science Advances" that created a type of graphene oxide paper that selectively constricts when it with light.

The article discusses the trend towards the use of ceramics and polymeric materials for the machinery and equipment of pulp and paper manufacturing facilities due to its benefits which include energy conservation, excellent resistance to erosion and corrosion, and low bulk density. Topics include the use of densified silicone nitride and silicon carbide ceramic material systems for applications with high temperature, criteria in the selection of materials, and categories of ceramic materials.

The article features 11 best papers that were written by members of The American Ceramic Society (ACerS) since 1898. It mentions 1934 paper by B. E. Warren which studies the X-ray diffractometry (XRD) patterns of one or two of the glasses. It states that the 1955 paper by W. D. Kingery had established the fundamentals of ceramic resistance and properties. The 1987 paper by David Clarke on nanometer-sized concepts is also included.

The article reports on the study by the researchers from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the National Tsing Hua University in Hsinchu, Taiwan on the first mean of growing vertically aligned, highly crystalline, and defect-free single crystalline zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods and nanoneedles on paper. ZnO nanowires were synthesized on paper containing cellulose and calcium carbonate. The study shows that surface modifications reduce damage and roughness during the synthesis.

The article offers business-related news briefs in the U.S. Yamaha Motor Corp. USA has launched NanoXcel hulls, decks amd liners which utilized high-compression molding process. Researchers from the Northwestern University have developed a graphene oxide paper that could be used for various applications. Chemists from the University of Chicago have designed a molecular propeller blade which is used in pumping liquids.

The article announces the best paper and best poster winners from the 2015 International Conference and Expo on Advanced Ceramics and Composites meeting including "Interaction of Indentation-induced cracks on single-crystal SiC," by Cody Kunka et al, Best Poster, and "New combined method of MPS and FEM for simulating friction stir processing," by Hisashi Serizawa and Fumikazu Miyasaka and "In vitro degradation and conversion of melt-derived bioactive glass microfibers in simulated body fluid" by M.N. Rahaman et al, Best Papers.

The article announces the recipients of awards during the International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (ICACC) meeting in Daytona, Florida including Best Paper to "Effect of Membranes in Exhaust Particulate Filtration" and Best Poster to "Spark-Plasma Sintered Translucent Mullite Ceramics With Anisotropic Grains."

The article announces the best papers and posters awards given to various people by the Engineering Ceramics Division during the 2011 International Conference and Expo on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (ICACC) including first placer Kuang Liu and Aditi Chattopadhyay of Arizona University, second placer William W. Lu, Bin Duan, and Min Wang of the University of Hong Kong, and third placer C. Daniel of University of California.

The article presents the papers and posters recognized by the American Ceramic Society (ACerS) Engineering Ceramics Division (ECD) which include a paper on submicron boron carbide synthesis by Steve Miller and colleagues, a paper on ceramic matrix composites by Guillaume Couégnat and colleagues and a poster on stress wave management by Christian J. Espinosa Santos and colleagues.

The article reports that the Engineering Ceramics Division presented Best Paper and Best Poster awards at its 30th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics & Composites at Cocoa Beach, Florida. The first Best Paper is entitled "Shape-Preserving Chemical Conservation of Self-Assembled 3-D Bioclastic Micro/Nanostructures via Low-Temperature Displacement Reactions." And the Best Poster is "The Bonded Compliant Seal: A New Sealing Concept for Use in Planar Solid Oxide Fuel Cells."

Reveals the two best paper awards given out by the American Ceramic Society's Nuclear & Environmentral Technology Division. Best Technology Paper; Best Science Paper.

The article discusses the role of hydrogen bonds in extremely flexible vanadium oxide nanofiber paper. Vanadium pentoxide differs from other transition-metal oxides in that it can be synthesized into crystalline nanofibers with extremely high aspect ratios. The ribbonlike fibers are made by a polycondensation process in an aqueous solution and are composed of two V2O5 layers with a layer of water in between. The authors suggests a wide range of applications including stretchable electronics.

The article reports that the U.S. Army Research Office's Synthesis and Processing program is in search for white papers on the creation of superior structural materials through creative combinations of microstructure engineering.

The article reports on the initial call for papers of the journal's peer-reviewed publication "The International Journal of Applied Glass Science."

The article states that the Engineering Ceramics Division has announced the Best Poster and Best Paper award winners from the 30th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics & Composites, held at Cocoa Beach, Florida, in January 2006. The first place for the Best Poster award was won by the poster titled "Damage and Residual Stress Fields about Hertzian Indents in Different Grain-Sized Aluminas," by K. Johanns, A. Wereszczak and M. Lance.

The article reports that the January 2006 edition of "Science" magazine featured a paper that appeared in the "Journal of the American Ceramic Society" where the editors reviewed "The Effect of Zirconia Reinforcing Agents on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Hydroxyapatite-Based Nanocomposites."

The article offers information on the schedule for the submission of abstract for the 9th International Meeting of Pacific Rim Ceramic Societies.

The article offers information on the 35th International Conference and Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites to be held in Daytona Beach, Florida on January 23-28, 2011.

The article reports on the winners of the poster making and student oral presentation contests of the organization the American Ceramic Society (ACerS) including Kyle P. Kelley as first placer for the Best Student Oral Presentations and Daniel M. Long as first placer for the Best Student Posters.

The article announces the winners of the best student oral presentations and best student posters during the 2015 American Ceramic Society (ACerS) Electronic Materials and Applications meeting in Orlando, Florida including Christina Rost of North Carolina State University, John Mackey of the University of Akron, and Gye Hyun Kim of Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

The article announces the recipients of the outstanding student work awards during the January 2014 Electronic Materials and Applications (EMA) meeting in Orlando, Florida which include Brian Foley, first place in the Best Student Oral Presentations, Shin Ik Kim, first place in Best Student Posters and Dhruv Seshadri, second place.

The article announces that the American Ceramic Society (ACerS) Electronics Division presented awards for outstanding student work during the January 2012 Electronic Materials and Applications (EMA) meeting in Orlando, Florida for winners Cassandra Llano and Elena Aksel.

The article offers information on the 2010 annual meeting of the Glass & Optical Materials Division of the American Society of Ceramics (ACerS) to be held in Corning, New York on May 16-19, 2010.

The article focuses on the development of an ultraviolet light-sensitive tape by researchers at Kyushu University and Nitto Denko, offering a solution for the transfer of graphene with reduced damage and improved ease, addressing the limitations of current transfer methods.

The article focuses on researchers from the University of Granada in Spain who have published a paper in April 2023 that explores the strength and performance of lime plasters and mortars used by the ancient Maya civilization, shedding light on the biomimetic structure induced by plants.

The article focuses on the use of erbium lasers in removing dental restorations; other topics include the conservative method being explored, the main concern with using erbium lasers, and the key findings from a recent open-access paper.

The article focuses on the policy of the U.S. and support for solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) research and development (R&D), which have been explored in a paper by Eric Wachsman and colleagues. It states that the paper stress the imprudence of the U.S. Congress and the administration if they cancel support by halting funds for the Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance (SECA). It discusses the arguments presented by Wachsman and colleagues on the benefits of SOFC.

The article discusses three carbon-related discoveries, as of June 2023. Topics include the announcement of carbon structure-the fullertube by researchers led by Purdue University in August 2020, the publication of a paper on graphullerene in January 2023 by researchers at Columbia University and the University of Florida, and the long-range ordered porous carbon (LOPC) by researchers at South Korea's Institute for Basic Science and China's University of Science and Technology.

The article discusses the research paper "Double-Negative-Index Ceramic Aerogels for Thermal Superinsulation" published in the journal "Science." It is noted that international team of researchers from the U.S., China and Saudi Arabia in the paper revealed that new ceramic aerogel withstands extreme heat and repeated temperature spikes better than other ceramic aerogels due to its unique property.

The article discusses an open-access paper wherein German researchers showed that transparent magnesium aluminate spinel ceramics can be shaped and structured using conventional injection molding machinery.

The article focuses on an open access paper written by Melinda Webster and Stephen Warren which warns that a proposal to protect Arctic sea ice through geoengineering could hasten its loss instead. Topics include how to estimate the radiative forcing achievable by spreading hollow glass microspheres, comments from Webster on the use of microspheres to restore Arctic sea ice, and the need for the society to reduce the behaviors that continue to contribute to climate change according to Webster.

The article reports on a paper written by Robert F. Service, one of the best writers of "Science" magazine, on the Materials Genome Initiative. The paper features an interview with Gerbrand Ceder of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Ceder said that computational approaches are ideal when first-principles knowledge already exists. A group headed by Krishna Rajan, a computational materials scientist at Iowa State University, uses a system to narrow in on promising tools.

The article offers information on various awards give by the American Ceramic Society (ACerS) in 2018. Awards include the Distinguished Life Membership award, recognizing the contribution of society's member to the ceramics profession, the Education and Professional Development Council Outstanding Educator Award, and the John E. Marquis Memorial Award for best research paper.

The article focuses on a research paper on a method to extend the range of meltable metal-organic framework (MOF) materials, which references a study published in an issue of the "Nature Communications". Topics discussed include the characteristics of MOFs and zeolitic imidazolate framework-based MOFs, the potential of ionic liquid to decrease the melting temperature, and the implications of the study for melting non-meltable crystalline MOFs.

The article reports on a research paper on the effect of excess aluminum on Hall-Petch relation in nanocrystalline ceramics, which references a study by Ricardo Castro et a., published in an issue of the "Journal of the American Ceramic Society". Topics discussed include a description of the Hall-Petch relation, the synthesis of a quasi-stoichiometric nanocrystalline zinc aluminate powder and nanopowder, and sintering of the nanopowders.

The article focuses on researchers at Lomonosov Moscow State University, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, and Tokyo University of Science gave support for the three-stage model of charge storage in hard carbon anodes in the paper. Topics include the hard carbon is the material most often used for the anode in sodium-ion batteries, and the Na-ion batteries are analogous to Li-ion batteries, but instead of lithium ions moving between the cathode and anode, sodium ions do so instead.

The article discusses the advancement and potential applications of glass-ceramics since their accidental discovery to their development as commercial products in the U.S. It highlights the breakthrough of glass-ceramics in 1953 which resulted to the global publication of papers related to the said invention by several universities, research institutes and companies. It further explores the advantages of these fired earth products and their uses in various field applications.

Information about several papers discussed at a forum for electroceramics research held on May 19-20, 2009 sponsored by the Center for Dielectric Studies (CDS) and the Center for Piezoelectric Materials and Devices on dielectric materials is presented. Topics include logistical complications, processing of dielectric materials, and the need of the industry for research programs. The meeting featured several technical presentors including Toru H. Okabe, Hiroki Habazaki, and Sachiko Ono.

Information about several papers discussed at the International Workshop on Glass for Harvesting, Storage and Efficient Use of Solar Energy held on November 16-18, 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is presented. Topics include Optical transmission, transparent conducting oxides, and textured glass. The workshop was attended by 80 participants in the glass manufacturing industry.

Information about several papers discussed at the 2008 110th Annual Meeting of the American Ceramic Society (ACERS) in the U.S. is presented. Topics include making solar energy affordable, provide access to clean water, and restoring and improving urban infrastructure. The meeting featured panelists Katherine Faber, Delbert Day, and Eric Cross.

Presents several products related to ceramic industry. Ceramic powder paper; Ceramic crucibles and ladles; Color blender.

Presents several products made of ceramics. Features of the Cotronics' 390 ceramic paper; Advantages of the spacemaster flexible intermediate bulk containers; Suitability of the Qualitron in the inspection and control of quality, tonality, size and shape of a tile.

The article discusses research on ceramic coating protecting aircraft engines from extreme thermal cycling and mechanical strain during flight. It references the paper "Strain Response of Thermal Barrier Coatings Captured Under Extreme Engine Environments Through Synchrotron X-Ray Diffraction" published in "Nature Communications." A team led by University of Central Florida professor Seetha Raghavan examined the coatings' real time response to extreme temperatures and stresses with each flight.

The article reports that two recent papers from researchers in the United Kingdom and Canada detail advances in additive manufacturing(AM) of glass.

The article focuses on a research paper published in the journal "Advanced Materials" which shows that thermal processing of composites may cease to be a barrier thanks to recent advances in cold sintering processing (CSP). Topics include the research collaboration between Clive Randall's group at Pennsylvania State University and Yury Gogotsi's group at Drexel University demonstrated the feasibility of using cold sintering to densify a composite of zinc oxide and the MXene compound.

The article reports that Ardagh Group, Glass-North America and Stanpac are providing glass milk bottles to meet increased demand during the COVID-19 pandemic inclduing Ardagh manufactures the American-made glass milk bottles that Stanpac supplies to regional dairy brands.

The article discusses two studies on adhesion in geckos' feet that could lead to designing better materials. The paper "Role of Contact Electrification and Electrostatic Interactions in Gecko Adhesion" published in the "Journal of the Royal Society Interface" examined how geckos stick to Teflon AF and silicone rubber poly(dimethylsiloxane). The paper "Role of Seta Angle and Flexibility in the Gecko Adhesion Mechanism" published in the "Journal of Applied Physics" explained how the toes unstick.

The article offers information on the activities of the American Ceramic Society (ACerS). A call for awards nominations including Alfred R. Cooper Scholars, Outstanding Educator and Edward C. Henry Best Paper to be given at ACerS' 111th Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on October 25-29 is offered. The Electronic Materials and Applications (EMA) meeting will be on January 20-22, 2010 in Orlando, Florida. The Engineering Ceramics Division is calling for nominees for division secretary.

The article announces the awards for best papers and best posters of the 31st International Conference & Exposition on Advanced Ceramics & Composites (ICACC).

Highlights the 7th Unified International Technical Conference on Refractories (Unitecr) hosted by the Asociacion Latinoamericana de Fabricantes de Refractarios in Cancun, Mexico. Theme of the conference; Details on the establishment of Unitecr; Sample papers presented in the conference.