Ultra-high temperature ceramics are materials capable of withstanding temperatures exceeding 2,000 degrees Celsius (3,632 degrees Fahrenheit). Because they can endure such high temperatures, these ...

Spacecraft and nuclear reactors rely on ceramics that can withstand temperatures above 2,000 °C. But the traditional process to make these specialty ceramics requires heating the raw materials in a ...

The components of high-quality lasers can be made of many different materials. Many high-power and solid-state lasers use ceramic materials to generate a laser beam and are seen as an alternative ...

Researchers have demonstrated a new technique that uses lasers to create ceramics that can withstand ultra-high temperatures, with applications ranging from nuclear power technologies to spacecraft ...

optics.org learns how a simple self-mode-locking design applied to ceramic lasers could aid other high-power lasers. Researchers from Singapore, China and Japan have unveiled what they believe to be ...

In theory, ceramics are great materials for encasing electronics. They’re tough, they insulate against electricity, protect against heat, and in the case of implants in the body, they’re biocompatible ...

This study presents a significant strategy to address the inherent trade-off between light spot confinement and luminous flux maximization through the design of optical fiber-like core-cladding ...

Fabricating crystals is no easy business. Making high-quality single crystals for optical applications is even tougher, requiring much skill and time. In fact, single crystals are generally "grown" ...

In 26,400 BC, the first ceramic statue made from clay was fabricated in Brno, Czech Republic. Early examples of pottery emerged in Eastern Asia tens of thousands of years later (16,400 BC) in the ...