Examples include calcium aluminate, sapphire, and alumina-zirconia. Calcium aluminate (CaAlO 3) is an aluminate ceramic used in refractory cements and shapes, as well as synthetic slag additions for ...

Although she doesn’t identify the material specifically, the material [Jo] got to handle was most likley not a metal at all, but a ceramic called aluminum oxynitride, composed of equal parts ...

After the bisque process, the ceramic would be ready for a glaze firing. Glazes contain a mixture base of Silica (the main glass-forming ingredient), Alumina, which increases the viscosity, and Flux, ...

A take-out container that doesn’t leak or sustainable packaging? You could have both! Researchers reporting in ACS Omega ...

The search for aluminum-free deodorants is on the rise, especially as smart shoppers start to think twice about the ingredients in the products that they use everyday. In recent years, there’s ...

It’s the perfect season to curl up on the couch with something warm. For cold nights, a bowl of creamy bisque will fulfill ...

We spent 2,646 hours testing to find the best aluminum-free deodorants made with natural ingredients that will keep you smelling great all day long. Susan Bard, MD, is a board-certified general ...

Now in its 124th year, the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University has been a unique public/private partnership in higher education since its inception in 1900. The program attracts ...

Studies have not found evidence that aluminum contributes to Alzheimer’s disease development. But research is ongoing, and you could be a part of it. Alzheimer’s is a progressive disease that ...

Alumina prices have soared to record highs this week, compressing margins at the world's aluminium smelters which convert the intermediate product into metal. The London Metal Exchange (LME) cash ...

Alcoa Corp. shares jumped as much as 10% in late trading as strong alumina prices boosted quarterly earnings to the highest in more than two years. Alumina futures extended a record rally this ...

Sapphire Sapphire is a high-purity and high-density, single-crystalline form of aluminum oxide, which may contain chromia, titania, yttria, or other dopants. Sapphire is usually transparent or ...