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Top non-video posts for 2008

Everyone else is doing their “tops” list for last year, so who are we to go against the herd?

#5 - Graphene memory possible

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#4 - Better method for detecting tile defects

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The "gonioreflectometer" device that UWE constructed for measuring the reflectance properties of tiles. (Credit: UWE)

#3 - Thin film sandwich feeds hunger for superconductors

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Ivan Bozovic leads Brookhaven\'s thin film superconductor project.

#2 - Shucks, making man-made ‘nacre’ isn’t so hard

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#1 - One BAM good coating!

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Video of the week: How ceramic tiles are made

Video of the week: How ceramic tiles are made

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This video is part of our ongoing efforts to collect videos that document some of the basic methods used in industrial ceramics. This video is produced by the Discovery Channel as part of its “How It’s Made” series, and shows the methods used to prepare the raw materials and then to mold, transport, fire and glaze the tiles to their finished state.