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April 2008
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Will Silicon Survive Moore’s Law? Laurel M. Sheppard As device dimensions become smaller, chip manufacturers face material Makers of Electronic Ceramics Adapt to Environmental Regulations Greg Walker The EU’s RoHs directive exempts electronic ceramic parts from its ban on lead, but the regulation has nevertheless affected the way some ceramic manufacturers do business. New Twists to Mixing and Milling Nancy Kelly, Senior Editor As the trend toward
higher viscosities, more stringent manufacturing demands and complex mixtures
continues, mixing and milling equipment will play an increasingly important
role in ceramic and glass production processes. Energy, Sustainability and the Glass Industry Automation,
integration, innovation and industrial collaboration are essential to the future
sustainability of the glass industry worldwide. Energy efficiency of glass furnaces is enhanced when batch and cullet preheating are applied. Exclusive Online Content
Effect of LiF or B2O3 as Coflux on Properties of Electroceramic Bodies Doaa A. Abdel Aziz and Ragab M. Mahani The addition of B2O3
or LiF to electroceramic bodies with increased quartz An Ocarina is Developed and Characterized Using Reverse Engineering Yeong-Chang Hsu, Hsiung-Wen Han and
Chi-Yen Huang Reverse engineering and rapid prototype technologies can be used to manufacture pottery, stoneware and porcelain prototypes of an ocarina Resources
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