Ceramics

Toward Batteries that Pack Twice as Much Energy per Pound. In the endless quest to pack more energy into batteries without increasing their weight or volume, one especially promising technology is the solid-state battery. In these batteries, the usual ...

Synthesizing Functional Ceramic Powders for Solid Oxide Cells in Minutes through Thermal Shock. A team of reserachers from the U.S. and China has demonstrated the novel, rapid, economical synthesis of ceramic powders using thermal shock, for use in perovskite ...

Manufacturing Technology Could Transform Production of Critical Components. If a coffee cup fails to survive an unexpected engagement with gravity, its replacement is just a few dollars away. But not all ceramics or metals can afford to fail – the precision ...

This week, the semi-final saw the four remaining contestants, build and decorate a urinal. As the second challenge they had to form and apply the motifs to Jasper ware. Making and applying motifs to Jasper ware looks deceptively simply - moulding ...

Smashing it in Sustainable Ceramics. Ceramic industry producers now need to become carbon neutral by 2050 and still have a lot to do, but with technology like heat exchangers on the horizon, that’s looking like a more realistic goal. Closeted away in ...