2006
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January
ECD, NETD Examine 21st Century Energy Challenges
Patricia A. Janeway, Editor
Ceramic Microsphere Production Systems
Thorsten Brandau and Egbert Brandau
Brace GmbH, Alzenau, Germany
John Imhoff
Harper International, Lancaster, N.Y.
Fuel Cell Market Survey: Large Stationary Applications
Alexandra Baker and Kerry-Ann Adamson
Fuel Cell Today
An international perspective on the developments and participants in the solid oxide fuel cells for large stationary applications based on Fuel Cell Today’s annual market survey.
NGK to Integrate Fuel Cell Power Plant into Ceramic Kiln Operations
FuelCell Energy’s ultra-clean DFC300A power plant is expected to significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions and provide energy cost savings for NGK’s ceramic firing operations.
Clay-Derived Mullite-Glass Thin Films
Oliver Muñíz-Serrato, Juan Serrato-Rodríguez and Mauricio Ortiz-Gutierrez
Instituto de Investigaciones Metalúrgicas, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo
Juan F. Pérez-Robles
Cinvestav Qreretaro
Transparent and dense mullite-glass thin films that were tightly adherent to silica-glass substrates were made from kaolinite-, halloysite- and gibbsite-containing clays using a dip-coating process.
Immersion Microscopy for Ceramics Green Compact
Kazuyoshi Sato, Hiroya Abe and Makio Naito
Joining & Welding Research Institute, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan
Yutaka Saito and Keizo Uematsu
Dept. of Chemistry, Nagaoka University of Technology, Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan
Tadashi Hotta
Japan Fine Ceramics Center, Atsuta, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
The liquid immersion method is widely applicable for the examination of various ceramic materials when an immersion liquid with an appropriate refractive index is selected.
Joining Temperature-Sensitive, Chemically Reactive Materials
Researchers at Berkeley Lab have developed joining methods that enable lower joining temperatures than more traditional approaches.
AMRL, Clemson's New Centerpiece Materials Research Facility
John Ballato and Susan Polowczuk
Clemson University, Clemson S.C.
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February
Microwave Research at Virginia Tech
D.C. Folz
Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
The Virginia Tech microwave research laboratory has studied heating, self-propagating high-temperature synthesis, and recycling and waste remediation processes using microwave techniques.
Self-Healing Seals for SOFCs
Porous Fibrous Mullite Bodies Based on Nonwoven Cellulose Structure
S.M. Naga, A.A. El-Maghraby and A.M. El-Rafei
Ceramics Dept., National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt
P. Greil
Textile Dept., Faculty of Applied Arts, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
T. Khalifa
Dept. of Material Science (III), University of Erlangen-Nuenberg, Erlangen, Germany
N. Ibrahim
Textile Research Div., National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt
A porous mullite body that had no drying or firing cracks was prepared using rapid fluid infiltration into a textile template structure.
Synthesis of Solid-Oxide Fuel Cells Using Microwave Sintering
S. Takahashi, S. Suda, K. Jono and K. Kawahara
Japan Fine Ceramics Center, Nagoya, Japan
A. Doi
DAIDO Institute of Technology, Nagoya, Japan
Dense 8-mol%-Y2O3-stabilized ZrO2 solid-oxide fuel cell electrolytes were prepared using microwave sintering and were compared with those prepared using conventional sintering.
Industrial Applications of Advanced Spark Plasma Sintering
Masao Tokita
R&D Center, New Materials & Processing Systems Div., Sumitomo Coal Mining Co. Ltd., Kanagawa Science Park (KSP), Sakado, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Spark plasma sintering has been used to manufacture high-wear-resistant and hard WC/Co/Ni dense ceramics, including aspheric glass-lens molding dies, sandblasting nozzles and extruding machine screws.
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March
New Process Makes Complex-Shaped
Boron Carbide Armor a Reality
Robert. F. Speyer
School of Materials Science & Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology;
Verco Materials LLC, Atlanta
Elizabeth A. Judson
Verco Materials LLC, Atlanta
Post-HIPed pressureless sintered boron carbide not only yields lighter-weight
armor but also enables forming of complex shapes for personal armor as well
as vehicular armor.
Large-Area Sapphire for Transparent
Armor
Christopher D. Jones, Jeffrey B. Rioux, John W. Locher,
Herbert E. Bates and Steven A. Zanella
Saint-Gobain Crystals, Milford, N.H.
Vincent Pluen and Mattias Mandelartz
Saint-Gobain Sully, Sully sur Loire, France
High strength, high hardness and good transparency in the visible and infrared
spectra make sapphire an ideal choice for transparent armor applications. Results
from ballistic testing of selected sapphire transparent armor panels are discussed.
Shock Wave Protection Materials
Niles Fleischer, Menachem Genut and Alex Gorodnev
ApNano Materials Inc. (USA) /NanoMaterials Ltd., Nes Ziona, Israel
Inorganic fullerene-like nanomaterials have the potential for revolutionizing
the armor markets and can be successfully integrated with polymer, ceramic
or metallic materials.
Developments in Ceramic Armor
Patenting
Kevin E. Kuehn
Gallagher & Dawsey Co. LPA, Columbus, Ohio
Innovative materials and new manufacturing methods translate into new patent
applications and patents. Highlights of the historical patenting in ceramic
armor technologies and a brief review of SiC armor-related patents.
ICC Breaks
New Ground to Address Challenges, Opportunities
Patricia A. Janeway, Editor
First global discussion of current and future ceramic applications/products
zeroes in on the technical and scientific challenges and initiates a strategic
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April
Thin-Film Technology, Creating
New Opportunities
Robert Nolan
NanoMarkets LC, Sterling, Va.
A just-released report analyzes and forecasts the new commercial opportunities
that analysts believe thin films will find in the electronics and semiconductor
sectors in the coming decade.
Nanodesign of Fine Particles
and Thin Films
Vukoman Jokanovic
Institute of Nuclear Sciences Vinca, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
Bojan Jokanovic
Institute fur Metallurgie, Dept. of Termochemie und Mikrokinetik, Claustahal,
Germany
Powders and thin films of controlled microstructure and phase composition can
be obtained using spray pyrolysis. |
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May
Modern Methods of Particle Characterization, Part 1: Particle Size
Paul A. Webb and Clyde Orr
Micromeritics Instrument Corp., Norcross, Ga.
Light in the Solid State
Patricia A. Janeway, Editor
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June
Global Leaders Define Paths to Dynamic Future
Patricia A. Janeway, Editor
An all-star roster of invited speakers from around the world engage in an exchange of perspectives on new and emerging applications and markets for glass and ceramics.
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July
Bioceramics:
Materials That Mimic Mother Nature
Patricia A. Janeway, Editor
Bioceram
'Show & Tell' Dazzles D.C.
Patricia A. Janeway, Editor
Dentine
Infiltration—A Cure for Sensitive Teeth
J.S. Earl, D.J. Wood and S.J. Milne
Mullite–Zirconia
Composites from Various Starting Materials
M. Awaad
Zeta
Potential, the Key to Successful Suspensions
Malcolm Connah |
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August
Nanomaterials—A Risky Business?
Patricia A. Janeway, Editor
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September
Modern Particle Characterization Methods, Part 2
Paul A. Webb and Clyde Orr
Ceramic Revolution May Yet Arrive via Nanotechnology
Keith A. Blakely
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October
Energy’s ‘SOFC’ Alternative
Patricia A. Janeway, Editor
Fast-Charging Nano Batteries
Women in Technical Businesses—One Woman's Perspective
Holly S. Shulman
Ceramics in the Environment (CEAA Winner)
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November
WANTED: CMC Test Standards,
Design Codes, for Next-Generation Nuclear Power Plants
Michael G. Jenkins
Standards requirements for licensing and approval of nuclear power plants.
'Cocoa Beach'—A
Change in Venue Expands Programming
Patricia A. Janeway, Editor
Highlights of the technical program for the 31st International Cocoa Beach Conference & Exposition
on Advanced Ceramics & Composites and a preview of the Exposition
Influence of Mineralizers
on Mullite Synthesis
Ljubica Pavlovic, Sanja Martinovic and Anja Terzic
TiO 2 effect on the mullitization process.
Processing and Characterization
of AlMgB14–xTiB2 Composites
V. Kevorkijan, Sreco Davorin Škapin, M. Jelen, K. Krnel and A. Meden
HTS of ultrahard, superabrasive AlMgB14.
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