For the first time, researchers have created a nanocomposite of ceramics and a two-dimensional material, opening the door for new designs of nanocomposites with such applications as solid-state ...

In an exciting development for the field of aerospace engineering, the lightweight materials of airplanes and rockets might soon be getting stronger. A new method for making ceramic materials — which ...

With the aim to improve the thermal conductivity of yttria dispersed AlN ceramics through a short time and low temperature treatment under nitrogen atmosphere, millimeter wave (MMW) heating was ...

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

A novel ultra-fast high-temperature pre-sintering (UHS) followed by conventional pressureless sintering (CS) strategy was employed for the first time to prepare transparent AlON ceramics. The prepared ...

Ordinarily, when ceramic items are manufactured, the raw material has to be fired in a kiln at temperatures exceeding 1,000 ºC (1,832 ºF). Needless to say, it's a very energy-intensive process. Now, ...

Scientists have reinvented a 26,000-year-old manufacturing process into an innovative approach to fabricating ceramic materials that has promising applications for solid-state batteries, fuel cells, ...

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 ...

The scientists placed a 'pellet' of ceramic material between two strips of carbon, which can 'sinter' the material - making it resilient - in seconds (University of Maryland) A “breakthrough” method ...