historical artifacts

Restoration of porcelain artifacts: Opportunities and challenges for ceramic additive manufacturing

By Lisa McDonald / August 24, 2021

Plastics used to restore porcelain artifacts can become yellowish or differ in color from the ceramic base material over time. Researchers in Germany explored the potential of using ceramic additive manufacturing technologies and subtractive post-processing steps to restore porcelain artifacts instead.

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Nanostructure in BC-era Athenian pottery reveals decorating and firing innovations

By Eileen De Guire / June 28, 2013

  Optical images of a red-figure pottery fragment from Athens circa 700-500 BC. The black gloss results from a clay slip reaction to alternating oxidizing and reducing atmospheres during firing.…

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Eileen De Guire / November 20, 2012

In the spirit of the Thankgiving Day feast, we offer a wide sampling of interesting and perhaps unexpected stories to fill your intellectual palate. Mo-Sci breaks ground for new industrial…

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