High Tech Ceramics News articles from February 2000

High Tech Ceramics News archives from February 2000

INDUSTRY ANALYSIS: Permanent Magnets Are Here to Stay.
February 1, 2000... Permanent magnetic materials, those that remain permanently magnetized after the application of a magnetic field, constitute a very important and highly sophisticated class of engineering materials with a wide range of industrial and...

PROCESSING AND TECHNOLOGIES : Expanding Applications of Rapid Prototyping.
February 1, 2000... Rapid prototyping, a process that converts CAD files directly into products using a variety of different layering techniques, has received much interest lately from researchers in the ceramics field. Although much of the work has been focused...

SOFC Technology for Licensing.
February 1, 2000... Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) researchers Lutgard DeJonghe, Steven Visco, and Craig Jacobson have focused their attention on solid-oxide fuel cells (SOFC) and related technologies. Fuel cells "burn" hydrogen or hydrocarbons to...

POWDERS AND NANO CERAMICS : Powder Synthesized in Plasma Reactors.
February 1, 2000... University of Idaho researcher Patrick R. Taylor (Plasma Processing Laboratory, Department of Metallurgical & Mining Engineering) has synthesized ceramic powders in nontransferred arc thermal plasma reactors. New reactors to perform ceramic...

COATINGS: Nanostructured Si-B-C-N Coatings.
February 1, 2000... During the last decade, the field of nanostructured materials became of great interest because of the specific and unique properties of these materials. The enhanced properties include strength/hardness, ductility/toughness, reduced density,...

Zirconia Coatings by Plasma Spray.
February 1, 2000... Korean researchers K. Park (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Chung-ju National University, Chung-ju, Korea), and B. Il Kang and K.-B. Kim (Department of Material Engineering, Hankuk Aviation University, Koyang, Korea) have...

FIBERS AND COMPOSITES : Liners Tested for 10,000 Hr.
February 1, 2000... Solar turbines under DOE's CFCC program, has successfully tested SiC/SiC CFCC liners for more than 10,000 hr. in four different field-engine tests with more than 5,000 hr. on one liner in the ceramic, stationary gas turbine (CSGT) engines. A...

ADVANCED GLASSES: DOE Supports Glass Industry.
February 1, 2000... The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced its interest in receiving applications for federal assistance for cost-shared research and development of technologies which will enhance economic competitiveness, reduce energy consumption and...

STRUCTURAL CARBON: Petroleum-Based Carbon Fiber.
February 1, 2000... Conoco Inc. announced that it will soon introduce a revolutionary petroleum- based carbon fiber with unique applications in electronics, composite materials, plastics, automotive, construction, transportation, and other niche markets. "We...

FILTERS AND MEMBRANES : Membrane Ceramic-Polymer Composites.
February 1, 2000... The Department of Energy (DOE) funded Environmental Management Science Program project is developing and testing new tougher membranes that selectively separate and concentrate a target species, often present in dilute solution. These robust...

Ibiden Develops Flue-Gas Filter.
February 1, 2000... Ibiden Co. has developed a flue-gas filter which can practically trap flue-gas soot and particulates dust for diesel gas-fueled automobiles. The SiC ceramic filter-built-in equipment (SiC-DPF) will be installed in the car produced by Peugeot...

ELECTRONIC CERAMICS : Oxygen-Ion Conductor Developed.
February 1, 2000... Oita University Professor Yusaku Takita (Oita-shi, Japan) has been awarded a 207 million, 3-year research program, "Specially Promoted Research," 1999-2001, from Monbusho (Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture) to develop a novel...

Vishay Introduces New Components.
February 1, 2000... Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. announced the release of new power MOSFET/Schottky diode devices, thin-film chip resistors, and surface-mount inductors/transformers. The new Vishay Siliconix power MOSFET/Schottky diode LITTLE FOOT Plus devices in...

SUPERCONDUCTORS: ClearSite System Increases Capacity.
February 1, 2000... Conductus, Inc., a leading manufacturer of superconducting wireless systems, has announced that the first urban TDMA field trials of its ClearSite system, expanding busy-hour capacity by 80% at a major cellular carrier's site in a...

COMPANY NEWS: Japanese Refractory-Makers Merge.
February 1, 2000... Leading Japanese refractory manufacturers, Krosaki Refractories (Higashihama- cho, Yawatanishi-ku, Kitakyiushu-shi, Fukuoka; Tel: 093/622-7224) and Harima Ceramics, both KEIRETSU companies of Japan's top iron and steel company Nippon Steel...

Saint-Gobain Buys Abrasive-Maker.
February 1, 2000... Saint-Gobain (France), the world's largest company in the fields of sheet glass, glass containers, abrasive materials, heat-insulating, heat-resistant structural ceramics, and fibers for reinforcement aids, has acquired more than half of the...

Ceradyne Reports Record Sales.
February 1, 2000... Ceradyne Inc. announced it achieved record quarterly sales of $9.1 million for the quarter ended December 31, 1999, a 44% increase from 1998's fourth quarter sales of $6.3 million. Sales for the 12 months ended December 31, 1999 increased...

CoorsTek Revenue Increases.
February 1, 2000... CoorsTek, Inc. achieved record sales in 1999 of $365.1 million, 23% greater than in 1998, while operating income grew 55% to $37.5 million. Strong results in the semiconductor sector and, in particular, from two acquisitions completed in the...

Record Quarter for American Technical.
February 1, 2000... American Technical Ceramics Corp. has announced record sales and earnings for the second quarter ended December 31, 1999. Net sales increased 75% to $14,893,000, from $8,504,000 in the comparable quarter in fiscal year 1998. The company...

DOE Forms CRADA for Advanced Materials.
February 1, 2000... The Department of Energy (DOE) has announced its interest in receiving applications for federal assistance through the Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) for advanced materials used in advanced industrial gas turbines. The...

Clinton Calls for More R&D Funds.
February 1, 2000... Speaking before a California Institute of Technology audience on January 21, President Clinton proposed that a $2.8 billion increase in research spending be part of the fiscal budget for 2001. Clinton said science and technology has become the...

MEETINGS.
February 1, 2000... The 2nd International Specialized Exhibition "Ceramics," organized by the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, will be held together with "Association of Producers, Exporters and Importers of Ceramics" in cooperation with the Ukrainian...

CALENDAR.
February 1, 2000... March 12-16, 2000, The 129th TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Opryland Hotel and Convention Ctr., Nashville, TN. Contact: Tel: 724/776-9000, ext. 232, Fax: 724/776-3770; Email: tmsgeneral@tms.org. April 10-11, 2000, Ceramic Convention...