The American Ceramic Society Bulletin
Emerging Ceramics & Glass Technology

Past Issues
June 2003 - Volume 82, No. 6
Manufacturing/Engineering Features

Photonics: A Light Introduction
Photonics is to light what electronics is to electricity. Light can be manipulated in many more ways than electrons.
Alexis G. Clare

Nanophase Ceramics as Improved Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
Altering the particulate size of existing materials to the nanometer regime might be a solution to improving current orthopedic implants.
Thomas J. Webster

Effect of Alumina Content, Porosity and Temperature on the Thermal Conductivity of Refractories
Furnace refractory lining designs and computer simulation software require proper data correlating the physical properties and the thermal conductivity of refractory materials.
M.M. Akiyoshi, R. Pereira, A.P. da Silva and V.C. Pandolfelli

Harper Installs Microwave Rotary Furnace System

2800°C Furnace Added to Testing Center

Modified Zeolite Increases Chemical Resistance of Bottle Glass
An industrial residual can be used to treat a zeolite to provide aluminum oxide for producing glass containers.
R. Jordán-Hernández, C. Díaz and M.E. Zayas

Aluminum-Containing Refractory Castables: Part 1, Evaluation of Hydrogen-Gas Generation
A comprehensive study of the parameters that affect the generation of hydrogen-gas in aluminum-containing castables.
M.D.M. Innocentini, L.A. Nascimento, A.E M. Paiva, V.C. Pandolfelli, B.A. Menegazzo and L.R.M. Bittencourt