S.K. Sundaram is chief materials scientist at the Pacific Northwest National Lab. In this video, he discusses several non-contact methods of taking materials measurements.
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Mark Davis, senior research scientist at Schott Glass North America, talks about working with advanced glass materials and applications.
Read MoreWeb Seminar Test Standards & Specifications for the Global Advanced Ceramics Market August 12, 2009 ~ 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. EST ~ Dr. Stephen T. Gonczy Testing & research professionals,…
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From PACRIM8, this lecture discusses recent advances in improving the strength of glass. In particular, Alfred University professor Arun Varshneya explains the process of using NaNO3 + KNO3 salt baths to strengthen high-glass-transition-temperature aluminosilicate glass.
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Doreen Edwards, the associated dean of engineering at Alfred University, discusses the state of ceramics and material science higher education at Alfred and the trends she sees unfolding in universities across the United States.
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This was the lead lecture at the PACRIM8 conference in Vancouver in June 2009. How often does a major company publicly explain and acknowledge its past mistakes, and reveal – in depth – how it is turning itself around?
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Larry Hench has been at the forefront of the revolution that has occurred in the past four decades in the field of bioactive glass.
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Victoria Knox is a young scientist and doctoral student at Alfred University. She discusses her research in the areas of ceramic processing and photocatalysis, and the applications for materials such as alumina.
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From Sandia National Lab, this video demonstrates what is a relatively simple, economical nanotechnology coating process that enables development of nanoparticle thin films with architectures and properties unattainable by any other processing method.
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Materials research got a great new tool in late April, 2009 when the Linac Coherent Light Source high-energy laser came to life at the SLAC National Accelerator Lab in Menlo Park, Calif.
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