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JINJIANG, Fujian Province, China, March 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- China Ceramics Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ Global Market: CCCL, CCCLW, CCCLU) ("China Ceramics" or the "Company"), a leading Chinese manufacturer of ceramic tiles used for exterior siding and for interior flooring and design in residential and commercial buildings, today announced that on March 13, 2012, the Company was certified by Fujian Municipal as one of the Top 100 2012-2013 Leading Enterprises. "We are very...

SCHENECTADY, N.Y., March 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Starfire Systems, Inc. (www.starfiresystems.com), a leader in the field of Polymer-to-Ceramic(TM) technology, will be exhibiting at the upcoming JEC Composites Show in Paris, France, March 27th- 29th. Starfire will showcase its products at booth A25, where visitors can learn how Starfire's advanced materials can provide them with cost effective techniques to create unique ceramic components for use in a variety of applications and...

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed the first functional oxide thin films that can be used efficiently in electronics, opening the door to an array of new high-power devices and smart sensors. This is the first time that researchers have been able to produce positively charged (p-type) conduction and negatively charged (n-type) conduction in a single oxide material, launching a new era in oxide electronics. To make functional electronic devices, you need...

JINJIANG, China, March 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- China Ceramics Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: CCCL) ("China Ceramics" or the "Company"), a leading Chinese manufacturer of ceramic tiles used for exterior siding and for interior flooring and design in residential and commercial buildings, today announced that Mr. Edmund Hen, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, will attend the upcoming 24th Annual ROTH Conference. The ROTH Conference will take place on March 11-14, 2012 in Orange County,...

SALT LAKE CITY, March 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Amedica Corporation, a spinal and reconstructive implant and instrument manufacturer, focused on proprietary silicon nitride (Si3N4) ceramic technologies, announced today the launch of a new spinal implant called Procet(TM). Procet has been designed to treat patients who suffer from low back pain, caused by spinal stenosis. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120208/LA50092LOGO) The Procet Facet Allograft Implant system has...

[ Watch the Video ] In strange patterns of a gold-silicon alloy, Berkeley Lab scientists uncover unsuspected secrets and promising routes to nanoscale semiconductor processing Almost three years ago a team of scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) was performing an experiment in which layers of gold mere nanometers (billionths of a meter) thick were being heated on a flat silicon surface and then allowed to cool. They watched...

JINJIANG, China, March 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- China Ceramics Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ Global Market: CCCL, CCCLW, CCCLU) ("China Ceramics" or the "Company"), a leading Chinese manufacturer of ceramic tiles used for exterior siding and for interior flooring and design in residential and commercial buildings, today announced it will conduct a conference call at 8:00 am Eastern Standard Time on Wednesday, March 7, 2012 to discuss financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December...

SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Amedica Corporation, a spinal and reconstructive implant manufacturer focused on its medical grade silicon nitride ceramic material, today announced the completion of its $30 million Senior Secured Subordinated Convertible Notes financing. This financing, which began in 2011, has now been fully funded with the receipt of the final $5,000,000 investment. The proceeds from this financing will be used for further development and...

SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Amedica Corporation, a spinal and reconstructive implant and instrument manufacturer focused on unique silicon nitride (Si3N4) ceramic technologies, announced today the launch of an extension of its Valeo product line. The Valeo VBR will utilize the unique material characteristics of silicon nitride, which may increase fusion potential in corpectomy procedures. Along with the existing Valeo line, these new geometries will allow for a...

ZURICH, Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and IBM Research - Zurich (NYSE: IBM) have fabricated an ultrasharp silicon carbide tip possessing such high strength that it is thousands of times more wear-resistant at the nanoscale than previous designs. The new tip, which is 100,000 times smaller than the tip of a pencil, represents an important step towards nanomanufacturing for applications, including...