The April 2020 issue ofACerS Bulletinis now available online.
In this month’s issue, we look at hidden ceramics that impact the world. In the cover story, authors Douglas M. Beall and Willard A. Cutler discuss the history of how Corning inventedcatalytic substrates and filters to help reduce air pollution from vehicles. An accompanying article by authors Don Bray and Bryan McEntire look at application usingsilicon nitride as a surgical implant material.
Emerging opportunities for transparent ceramics are also highlighted in this month’s “Business and Market View” column, which projects sales of transparent ceramic materials worldwide will reach $765.9 million by 2024.
The April issue contains the second issue ofCeramic & Glass Manufacturing, ACerS new B2B magazine for the ceramics and glass industry. This issue’s theme is “Breaking in: A guide to working with big business” and features a story on thepartnering strategies for small companies, including being fast and flexible.
Since the AprilBulletinwent to print, several ACerS meetingswere rescheduleddue to concerns about COVID-19. The56thAnnual St. Louis Section/Refractory Ceramics Division Symposium on Refractorieswill now take place Sept. 8–10, 2020. TheCeramic Manufacturing Solutions Conference, which will be held in conjunction withCeramics Expo, will now run Sept. 23–24, 2020. The2020 Glass and Optical Materials Division Annual Meetingwill now take place in Aug. 2–7, 2020.
Finally, learn about the mechanics behind porcelain strength in this month’s “Deciphering the Discipline” column, written by Blasius Ngayakamo of African University of Science and Technology.
You’ll find a lot more interesting content inside this—and every issue—of theACerS Bulletin. The current issue is free to all for a short time, but remember that all the valuable content in over ninety years of past issues of theACerS Bulletinis free only to members—so consideringjoining ustoday!