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Scientists Synthesize First Sample of Transparent Ceramics

The first transparent sample of a well-known industrial ceramic has been synthesized by scientists at DESY. In the journal Scientific Reports, the Japanese-German team writes that the outcome is a super-hard window made of cubic silicon nitride capable of potentially being used under severe conditions like that in engines.

20 Mar 2017

Researchers Produce Record-breaking Barium Zirconate-based Protonic Ceramic Fuel Cells

Fuel cells are devices that convert chemical energy from a fuel into electrical energy using an electrochemical reaction and can be used in stationary and portable power systems.

24 Feb 2017

Sandia Produces Room Temperature Ceramic Coatings to Make Design, Fabrication Flexible

An elegant approach for ultrafine-grained ceramic coatings has been explained by researcher Pylin Sarobol in a rather inelegant manner - sub-micron particles splatting onto a surface.

22 Feb 2017

Engineers Develop Environmentally Friendly Ceramic Composites by Hydrothermal Densification

A distinguished professor and his research team from Rutgers University have developed an eco-friendly concrete using a reactive hydrothermal liquid-phase densification (rHLPD) process, otherwise known as low-temperature solidification.

14 Feb 2017

Record-Breaking Ceramic Material Contracts When Heated

In todayï¿½s industry, machines and devices need to be able to endure harsh conditions. The volume of the materials used in these devices typically changes a little, mostly by less than 0.01% when there is a change in the environmental temperature.

9 Feb 2017

First Speakers Announced – Ford, Delphi, Siemens & More!

Conference @ Ceramics Expo is set for another vibrant and dynamic platform for the exchange of ideas that is staged right alongside the expo floor.

15 Dec 2016

OPTIBAR LC 1010: New Submersible Level Probe with Ceramic Diaphragm

Designed for water and wastewater applications, the OPTIBAR LC 1010 offers precise hydrostatic level measurement with a high overload-proof ceramic diaphragm.

3 Nov 2016

System Group Presents Innovative Solutions for Management of Ceramics Manufacturing at Tecnargilla 2016

At the 25th edition of Tecnargilla, the reference international fair for the ceramics industry and construction, we will be presenting important solutions based on smart manufacturing and artificial intelligence, where innovation and advanced technology have achieved the new idea of the flexible, connected, global factory.

3 Oct 2016

Cold-Fired Ceramics

Both hobbyists' pottery and engineered high-performance ceramics are only useable after they are fired for hours at high temperatures, usually above 1000 °C.

22 Aug 2016

Lucifer Red Devil (RD) Box Furnace for Heat Treating Small Loads

Lucifer Furnaces recently delivered a bench style box furnace for batch heat treating small loads of low carbon steel. Model RD7-KHE24, with 7 KW power, heats to 2200°F with easy-to-replace wire wound heating elements in removable holders.

From Lucifer Furnaces 10 Jun 2016

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