For millennia, humanity has embraced the use of ceramics primarily because of the abundance of raw materials and the simplicity of which basic pottery can be manufactured. So, does this fundamentally ...

TRUNNANO (Luoyang Tongrun Nano Technology Co., Ltd.) announced a strategic expansion of its business scope, extending from ...

The major attraction of structural ceramics has always been the capability of operating at temperatures far above those of metals. Structural applications now include engine components, cutting tools, ...

The class of materials known as ceramic matrix composites, or CMCs, shows considerable promise for providing fracture-toughness values similar to those for metals such as cast iron. Two kinds of ...

Water-shedding surfaces that are robust in harsh environments could have broad applications in many industries including energy, water, transportation, construction and medicine. For example, ...

Starfire Systems® is pleased to announce it received a patent for a new ultra-high temperature ceramic forming precursor. Starfire Systems Inc., received notification that it was awarded US patent ...

A new techno-economic analysis shows that the energy intensive ceramic industry would gain both financial and environmental benefits if it moved to free the cold sintering process from languishing in ...