The colorful glaze on that ceramic mug of yours may look nice, but there's a chance that it could contain toxic substances. US scientists have thus created a safer type of glaze, that incorporates ...

Glass-ceramic glazes combine the inherent advantages of glassy coatings with controlled crystalline phases to deliver enhanced mechanical, thermal and aesthetic properties. Unlike traditional ceramic ...

Glazes are an integral part of the beauty of ceramic work. The Yingko Ceramics Museum (鶯歌陶瓷博物館), opened last November, is the first major museum in Taiwan dedicated to ceramic art, and is currently ...

Many articles are published on a daily basis illustrating the use of glazes, but the technology employed in their application and composition is quite complex and diverse. Many variations are possible ...

A family of five in NYC is recovering from lead poisoning after the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene discovered they'd been using contaminated cookware. Getty Images/iStockphoto A family of ...

Lithuanian designer Agne Kucerenkaite reveals the value of industrial metal waste in her project Ignorance is Bliss, which sees the material used to make colourful ceramics. Ignorance is Bliss ...

Making your own ceramics can be a way to express your creativity, but some techniques and materials used in the process could spell bad news for your health and the environment. If not prepared ...

Ceramic glaze material is the finishing glassy coat in a typical ceramic production. They are hard, smooth and impervious to liquids, steam, weak acids, alkalis, and are insoluble in water. Glazes are ...

The trials were carried out at a respected ceramic frit and glaze manufacturer in Alcora, Spain, using a pilot plant that closely mirrors real-world tile production. They were carefully supervised by ...