Aside from ceramic tiles, the range of products and applications using ceramics is vast. Zirconium dioxide ceramic knives stay sharp much longer than metal knives, and ceramic dishes and pottery ...
Ceramics are inorganic, nonmetallic materials (such as carbides, oxides and nitrides) made by shaping at a high temperature. Ceramics are hard, brittle, heat- and corrosion-resistant, and most ...
In a rare find, the Japanese Mint Bureau has acquired 15 boxes containing 500,000 ceramic coins. Previously thought to have been destroyed, these coins offer a unique opportunity to study wartime ...