In 2020, researchers led by the University of Maryland developed an ultrafast high-temperature sintering method to achieve rapid, pressureless sintering of ceramics. Now, they and colleagues from Alfred University and the University of California, San Diego used this method to fabricate high-quality silica glass.
Read MoreArtificial intelligence techniques hasten the process of identifying new ceramic and glass compositions, but current synthesis methods limit how quickly new compositions can be experimentally tested. University of Maryland researchers and colleagues developed a new ultrafast high-temperature sintering method that could greatly speed up ceramic synthesis.
Read MoreScientists at the University of California, San Diego have developed a method called water-assisted flash sintering that can densify powders to 98% of theoretical density in just 30 seconds. Their method takes place at room temperature and requires no external heating.
Read MoreBackground image: Molten glass. Credit: Michael Germann; Dreamstime.com. Peter and I thought it would be fun to share our five favorite posts from 2012. Finding that choosing only five was…
Read More“A schematic illustration and a high-resolution transmission electron microscopy image showing that nanometer-thick, sintering-aid-based, quasi-liquid, intergranular and surface films form at a thermodynamic equilibrium below the bulk solidus line in…
Read More2012 Contact Information: Jian Luo, Clemson University, Clemson, SC jianluo@clemson.edu NSF Abstract in Ceramics Program: Nanoscale Surface Adsorption and Disordering in Battery Materials 2012 Highlight: Presentation Material Keywords: Batteries, Oxides…
Read MoreContact Information: Jian Luo, Clemson Universityjianluo@clemson.edu NSF Abstract in Ceramics Program: CAREER: Nanoscale Surficial Disordered Films: Multilayer Adsorbates in Oxide Ceramics 2010 Highlight: Presentation Material Keywords: Nano, Batteries, Oxides Area…
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