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Zirconium carbide (ZrC) ceramics, essential for hypersonic vehicles and next-generation nuclear systems, are notoriously difficult to sinter and are inherently brittle. Researchers have now developed ...

Scientists at Harbin University in China have devised a novel two-step process that uses ...

Dr. Hong-Ju Lee and Dr. In-Hyuk Song of the Nano Materials Research Division at the Korea Institute of Materials Science ...

While the method of flash sintering can reduce the temperatures and time required to process ceramics in comparison with traditional methods, the technique often ...

A new techno-economic analysis shows that the energy intensive ceramic industry would gain both financial and environmental benefits if it moved to free the cold sintering process from languishing in ...

TRUNNANO (Luoyang Tongrun Nano Technology Co., Ltd.) announced a strategic expansion of its business scope, extending from ...

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Ordinarily, when ceramic items are manufactured, the raw material has to be fired in a kiln at temperatures exceeding 1,000 ºC (1,832 ºF). Needless to say, it's a very energy-intensive process. Now, ...