American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 100, No. 8 | www.ceramics.org 1 Celebrating 100 years contents O c t o b e r / N o v e m b e r 2 0 2 1 V o l . 1 0 0 N o . 8 feature articles department News & Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Spotlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Ceramics in Biomedicine . . . . . . 19 columns Letter to the Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Business and Market View . . . . . 7 In vitro diagnostics: Technologies and global markets By Jon Evans Into the Bulletin Archives— 1990s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 by Lisa McDonald Deciphering the Discipline .. . . . 48 Innovative approach to learning and teach- ing of sciences in Africa by Benard Tabu and Michael Spencer meetings ACerS 123rd Annual Meeting with Materials Sceince & Technology 2021 (MS&T 2021) .. . . . . . . . . . 36 PACRIM 14 including GOMD 2021 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 EMA 2022 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 ICACC 2022 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 resources Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Classified Advertising .. . . . . . . . . 45 Display Ad Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Bioinspired optics: Chalcogenide glass- ceramic nanocomposites mark a mile- stone in infrared gradient refractive index materials A combination of multicomponent chalcogenide nano- composites and laser/thermal processes enables a transformative opportunity to bring gradient refractive index lenses one step closer to commercialization. By Myungkoo Kang and Kathleen A. Richardson Africa—A wealth of resources and aspirations Africa sees its future in technological advance—and actively seeks global partners to help achieve its research and economic development potential. By Alex Talavera and Randy B. Hecht 29 20 cover story
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