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Niobium Could Make for Smart Windows
Imagine a glass window that can block infrared, visible light… on demand! I came across a fabulous piece by John Timmer on www.arctechnica.com. It touched on two of my favourite topics — Materials...
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Cerium when You’re Sick
When we’re sick, we go to the Doctor. While we’re there, she’ll probably tell us to go home and get some rest (if we’re lucky), run more tests (if we’re not). However, do any of us ever really...
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Stookey’s Glass-Ceramic Technology
Stanley Donald Stookey might not be a household name, but his brainchild sure is…CorningWare, the cookware robust to thermal shocks, was developed thanks to one of Stookey’s innovative breakthroughs in...
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Corning Debuts Even Stronger Glass — Gorilla Glass 4
It’s seems like only yesterday, but actually it was in mid-July, when I posted Gorilla Glass May Lift your Smartphone to Genius Status. At the time, I outlined Gorilla Glass 3, which Corning touted as...
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Glass electrodes in lithium-ion batteries
Energy storage systems, especially battery technologies, are one of the hottest fields in scientific research… be it striving for longer life, faster charging, lower weight or safer performance....
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Dimming Windows! Bzzz…Windows Light, Bzzz…Windows Dark
A colleague of mine recently took his first flight on Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner the other week. On boarding, he immediately flipped me an e-mail touting the “really cool windows” – ones that did away...
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