Spherical gold particles are able to ‘drill’ a nano-diameter tunnel in ceramic material when heated. This is an easy and attractive way to equip chips with nanopores for DNA analysis, for example, ...

Digital X-ray systems have become a vital part of health care. The analog X-ray film of the past has been replaced by digital flat panel detectors. Today's detectors are sensitive but quite expensive ...

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 ...

As far as the biomedical, precision tools, aerospace industry, electronics, and environmental fields are concerned, the worldwide demand for ceramic materials with wide-ranging applications is rising.

The worldwide demand for ceramic materials with wide-ranging applications is rising in the biomedical, aerospace industry, electronics, precision tools, and environmental fields. Advanced ceramics ...

Microplastic particles can be found in the most remote corners of our planet. For some places, such as Arctic or Antarctic glaciers and ice sheets, atmospheric transport is the only conceivable ...

As explained in my 2023 feature on ceramic matrix composites (CMC), the market for these high-temperature materials is growing. While technical ceramics are resistant to high temperatures (up to ...