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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
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
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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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 Yttria-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
Ceramitec 2012 – Prep for the Conference
Ceramitec 2012 is coming up, running from May 22nd to the 25th at the New Munich Trade Fair Centre. If you’re in the industrial ceramics arena or work with clay technology, Ceramitec is the place to be to rub … Continue reading
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Ceramics: Building a Better Zoo
If you’ve been to the zoo in the last twenty years, you probably know that while the animals are well taken care of, the habitats they live in are sometimes very crude and usually a good distance away from … Continue reading
Industrial Ceramics in Ferrous Machining
In ferrous machining applications, it is common for polycrystalline cubic boron nitride (PCBN) tools have a tendency to chip on the micron scale, particularly during processes such as the turning of hardened steel. A “chip breaker” gives the … Continue reading
Miniature Electric Fields and the Future of Industrial Ceramics
Increasing usage of miniature electric fields in industrial ceramics manufacturing may prove to be the key to more efficient and cost-effective production of industrial ceramics – while improving overall product quality. Co-author of a new study and Ph.D. … Continue reading
Why Study Spider
Scientists are busy studying the Higgs Boson, the origins of the universe, and even how to get more energy out of our finite earth. You’d think they’d be too busy to study of all things spider webs. You’d be … Continue reading
The Unlikely Ceramics Scholar
Giuseppe Pezzotti is not your average Japanese scientist. Obviously. But Professor Pezzotti is, if possible, even less your average Japanese scientist than even his name suggests. An interesting profile in the Japan Times sums up this idiosyncratic scientist. … Continue reading