From ancient pottery to high-tech engineering, ceramics have come a long way. Can AI and new techniques finally make them ...

Hydration significantly boosts ion conductivity in Ba 7 Nb 4 MoO 20, a promising ceramic electrolyte candidate for low-temperature solid oxide fuel cells, but its origin and mobile ionic species were ...

Flash sintering is a novel field assisted sintering technique, whereby ceramics can be sintered in just a few seconds. For example, 3 mol% yttria stabilized zirconia (3YSZ) was shown to sinter in 5 ...

The material’s high proton conductivity and chemical stability at temperatures of 200–500 °C can pave the way for more durable fuel cells Fuel cells offer a promising solution for clean energy by ...

Oxide ceramic nanoparticles such as silica, alumina, titania, zirconia, have all been produced with improved properties. Silica nanoparticles have been used for biomedical applications, such as in ...

Advanced ceramics, which are also described as engineered, fine or technical ceramics, have been used as solutions to many severe material problems over the past 30 to 40 years. These problems include ...

Historically, traditional ceramics like porcelain, brick, and earthenware were primarily composed of clays and silicates and were used by early civilizations to create functional objects. Over time, ...

In the early 1980s, buzz grew loud around the use of ceramics in motor vehicles. Given advances in the technology, certain experts argued, it would not be too long before entire engines could be ...

Research and development funding, together with strategic alliances among major industry participants, substantially propel the growth of the 3D printing ceramics market. Strategic partnerships ...