American Ceramic Society Bulletin

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contents
M a y 2 0 1 1 • V o l . 9 0 N o . 4
departments, continued
Advances in Nanomaterials .................................... 15
• Perovskite-based tunable superlens developed
• Bioactive cement plaster: Bioengineering in action
• Spintronics may get boost from enhanced magnetism in BFO films
Ceramics in Energy ............................................ 17
• Tres Amigas likely to be early high-profile superconductor grid project
• Disordered TiO nanocrystal surface yields durable, more efficient photo-catalyst
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Research Briefs ............................................... 20
• New class of optical fiber developed at Penn State; ZnSe waveguide cores
open infrared spectrum
• Analysis of scale of animal trabeculae suggests new materials, structures
• Evidence mounts that ‘pseudogap’ is distinct phase in superconducting
materials
columns
Journal of the American Ceramic Society preview .................. 49
Int’l Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology preview ............... 50
Deciphering the discipline ..................................... 52
Erica Marden
Biomaterials innovation: Student exposure to ‘bio’ and health fields needed
resources
Calendar .................................................... 52
Classified Advertising ......................................... 53
Display Advertising Index ..................................... 56
Corrections:
In the article “Developments in electrohydrodynamic forming” (Bulletin, March 2011, Vol. 90, No. 2), the
correct affiliations of the authors are Michael Laudenslager, University of Florida, Department of Materials
Science and Engineering; and Wolfgang Sigmund, University of Florida, Department of Materials Science
and Engineering and WCU Department of Energy Engineering, Hanyang University. Also, their work was
supported by the World Class University Program through the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation
(R31-2008-000-10092). The authors also acknowledge financial support from the Alumni Fellowship
Program of University of Florida.
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