This report provides an updated review of spark plasma sintering and other types of advanced sintering technologies giving a description of basic equipment configurations. It also identifies current ...

A centuries-old materials bonding process is being tested aboard the International Space Station in an experiment that could pave the way for more materials research of its kind aboard the orbiting ...

Lead‑based piezoelectric ceramics have long dominated precision displacement actuators due to their excellent electromechanical properties. However, mounting environmental regulations are driving the ...

Editor’s note: A recognized expert in powder injection molding (PIM), Randall German is Brush Chair Professor in Materials at Penn State University. PIM takes advantage of the fluid-like behavior of ...

A new techno-economic analysis shows that the energy intensive ceramic industry would gain both financial and environmental benefits if it moved to free the cold sintering process from languishing in ...