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 ...

Cold sintering presents a transformative approach to ceramic and composite fabrication, utilising markedly lower temperatures than conventional sintering methods. By employing either a transient ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Ceramics are an important class of materials with widespread applications in electronics and energy storage due to their high thermal, mechanical, and chemical stability.

In this study, the layered anisotropic structure of β-Li₂TiO₃ enables preferential dislocation slip under high pressure, amplified by nanoscale stress concentration, driving plastic deformation to ...

For the first time, researchers at Tomsk Polytechnic University obtained samples of a new class ultra-hard materials using an ...

It all started with an experiment on a domestic cooker… Frustrated by the cost and complexity of producing advanced thermal ...

The partnership between Syalons, Lithoz, and MTC drives innovation in ceramic 3D printing, enhancing capabilities in sialon ...

Powder properties in four phases (powder pretreatment, dispersion and mixing, molding, and sintering) typically impact the robustness of modern ceramic products. Particle size is the most important ...

Until now. Researchers have developed a new process (UFTD) that is able to 3D print zirconia, an ultra-hard ceramic, in ...