The field of porous ceramics has experienced significant progress due to advanced processing methods such as freeze casting, also known as ice templating. This technique harnesses the directional ...

New research has unlocked a mystery in the porous microstructures of sea urchin exoskeletons that could lead to the creation of lightweight synthetic ceramics. Ling Li, assistant professor in Virginia ...

A strategy of multiscale collaborative design which combines high-entropy effect, dual-phase composition, highly porous structure and foam-gelcasting-freeze drying technique leads to uniform element ...

(a) The dependence of packing density of binary powder mixture on the weight fraction of fine powder and the ratios of particle size, (b) illustration of particle stacking with 20 wt% of coarse powder ...

Ceramics often have microstructure and grain sizes that affect material performance. It is possible to optimize microstructure and grain boundaries with ceramic processing parameters for specific ...

Borosilicate foams were fabricated by melting borosilicate powder under a high pressure argon gas and subsequent isothermal heat treatment of molten glass. Borosilicate glass powder was melted at 1100 ...

TRUNNANO, a leading global company in advanced ceramic materials, today announced a major breakthrough in high-temperature ...

Scientists regularly turn to nature for inspiration in their pursuit of next-generation materials, and a team of engineers studying the porous microstructures of bone and wood has come up with a ...

A team of Chinese scientists from Guangzhou University's School of Materials Science and Engineering has unveiled a new porous ceramic with unprecedented strength and insulation capabilities, poised ...

Researchers in Iran developed a passive solar module cooling method using silicon carbide porous ceramic. When combined with phase change materials, the technique reportedly boosts panel performance ...