Monthly Archives: May 2012

£25,000 Prize Available For Materials Science Ventures

  If you’re an American company with a production facility in England or a British industrial ceramics manufacturer, it’s time to ask yourself the following questions:   Is your company working on something exciting? Have you been developing something that’s … Continue reading

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Zirconia Speech Valves Give A New Voice To Sufferers of Throat Cancer

  Sufferers of throat cancer face a variety of unfortunate effects — but thanks to advances in Yittria-stabilized Zirconia, some of those effects are being better mitigated and treated.   The University of Hull has devised a new tracheo-oesophageal fistula … Continue reading

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Ceramics: Electrical and Magnetic Applications

  Ceramics have great potential for electrical and magnetic applications. Ceramics like aluminum oxide do not conduct electricity making them great insulators. One example of a practical use of aluminum oxide is when disks made out of this material are … Continue reading

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Environmental Friendly Ceramics

  Ceramics are going green. New industrial ceramics technologies are being used to help people save money and energy. The technology called suspended particle device – sometimes called light valves – allow consumers to controls the amount of light that … Continue reading

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Industrial Ceramics in the Medical Fields

  High quality ceramics are often used in the manufacturing of a vast array of medical devices. From ceramic orthopedic joint replacements, x-ray equipment , fetal heart monitors and even DNA testing, ceramics help to make and keep people healthy  … Continue reading

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